Indonesia

M2.5 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-02 12:28:00 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on October 2, 2025 at 12:28 UTC. At around 109 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 49 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
9a8af15f787570951db8683781d43fee9d4b4c97
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
109.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-02 12:28:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.57000, 127.10000
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 109 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 109 km
Intermediate
109 km
109 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 54 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,355 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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