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M5.2 Depth: 88.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake near Talaud Islands, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On April 30, 2025 at 10:24 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Talaud Islands, Indonesia (Indonesia). At around 88 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
88.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
3.01000, 127.22000

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Daruba160.1 kmSE23'566
Ternate247.5 kmS210'836
General Santos413.0 kmNW722'059

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

77%Similarity M4.62025-03-08 UTC 32.3 km188 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 0.2 km 68%Similarity M4.62025-04-06 UTC 43.5 km204 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 36.5 km 67%Similarity M5.02025-04-09 UTC 53.1 km203 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 52.0 km 66%Similarity M4.92025-04-09 UTC 52.7 km213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 52.9 km 64%Similarity M5.12025-02-25 UTC 71.7 km209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 41.0 km

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 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M3.32025-05-05 19:56:59 UTC142.3 km M3.42025-05-10 20:07:53 UTC122.5 km M3.82025-05-10 22:52:58 UTC138.3 km M3.12025-05-11 05:20:37 UTC114.7 km M3.02025-05-11 19:38:30 UTC66.9 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.52025-05-12 02:11:08 UTC138.5 km M3.32025-05-12 13:15:52 UTC127.2 km M5.12025-05-12 17:01:40 UTC112.5 km M5.12025-05-12 17:01:43 UTC114.5 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.52025-05-13 05:59:14 UTC83.8 km M3.72025-05-13 10:01:17 UTC137.7 km M3.22025-05-14 22:04:40 UTC78.8 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥453
Earlier events M≥54
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC111.8 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.92025-02-03 21:35:51 UTC111.7 km146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.12025-02-25 18:13:49 UTC71.7 km209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.02025-04-09 15:21:22 UTC53.1 km203 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M4.92025-04-09 07:25:12 UTC52.7 km213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

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