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M5.2 Earthquake near 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-04 15:58:29 UTC Local time: —
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M5.2 Earthquake near 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia) on November 4, 2025 at 15:58 UTC. At around 84 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: 54 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
7e948699414f644df65dc69f3f6df6546ce12654
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
84.3 km
UTC time
2025-11-04 15:58:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
usgs
Coordinates
1.84990, 126.99430
Temperature
28.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 84.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 84.3 km
Intermediate
84.3 km
84.3 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo113.6 kmE34'150
Ternate125.5 kmS210'836
General Santos515.3 kmNW722'059

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tobaru
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 85 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 92 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M2.72025-11-05 18:23:40 UTC18.3 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M2.82025-11-06 04:38:20 UTC98.1 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.32025-11-06 04:45:23 UTC111.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.82025-11-06 12:16:51 UTC75.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.52025-11-07 19:29:12 UTC87.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.62025-11-08 13:43:41 UTC78.7 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.72025-11-09 05:19:02 UTC143.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.32025-11-09 23:36:28 UTC74.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.22025-11-10 22:34:17 UTC114.5 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.02025-11-12 06:54:18 UTC72.6 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.92025-11-12 10:38:37 UTC69.8 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.72025-11-12 17:48:50 UTC35.4 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 777 Catalogue entries

Of 776 other entries for this area and period, 14 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#11
Earlier events M≥4144
Earlier events M≥534
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-02 21:03:37 UTC39.6 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.12025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC20.9 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M6.02025-07-25 21:29:55 UTC26.1 km126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.02025-02-05 03:12:28 UTC36.2 kmNorth Maluku M5.92025-04-02 21:03:42 UTC36.9 kmNorth Maluku

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