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M2.9 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-28 10:21:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 28, 2025 at 10:21 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 54 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
8000f406c4105d6e8b5d470b8d6143a9228d9b79
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-28 10:21:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.77000, 127.38000
Temperature
28.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Gamalama
    Distance: 7 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 12 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 16 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 22 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 35 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 35 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    6.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-02

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,365 Catalogue entries

Of 1,364 other entries for this area and period, 783 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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