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M2.6 Earthquake near BURU, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-15 18:46:45 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near BURU, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 15, 2025 at 18:46 UTC. With a focal depth of about 2 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 35 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.0.

Details

ID
96a6c9e3d1aa95e792209414907ea3fe9e4e9e4d
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
2.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-15 18:46:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.48000, 126.84000
Temperature
20.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 2 km
Shallow
2 km
2 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 357 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 427 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 442 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 447 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 453 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 455 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Namniwel AirportIndonesia · NAM · WAPN
    40.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,736 Catalogue entries

Of 1,735 other entries for this area and period, 1,504 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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