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M5.0 Earthquake near Banda Sea

UTC time: 2025-02-13 18:16:21 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

Banda Sea

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M5.0 Earthquake near Banda Sea · 2025-02-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Banda Sea · 2025-02-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Banda Sea on February 13, 2025 at 18:16 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
9f4d336038edc59d0afd2830a2d68e64cdfd5e94
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-13 18:16:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.47750, 129.11340

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lospalos325.6 kmSW17'186
Ambon City326.0 kmN347'288
Makassar1081.1 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nila
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 56 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 233 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M5.02025-02-14 00:22:57 UTC82.8 kmBanda Sea M4.32025-02-14 20:30:27 UTC138.3 km188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.22025-02-17 18:03:28 UTC91.8 km285 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.92025-02-19 10:05:54 UTC83.0 km252 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.32025-02-19 10:31:44 UTC97.0 km285 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.32025-02-20 04:33:25 UTC76.5 km285 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.02025-02-20 06:59:12 UTC65.9 km262 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.52025-02-20 11:49:56 UTC130.6 km288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M4.52025-02-25 17:20:15 UTC122.6 kmPulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia M4.52025-02-27 02:19:42 UTC143.5 kmBanda Sea M4.42025-02-27 10:38:50 UTC22.8 kmBanda Sea M4.42025-02-27 14:35:44 UTC95.8 km245 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥420
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-01-27 10:50:12 UTC87.4 km270 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.82025-02-13 15:08:11 UTC126.8 km291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M4.72025-01-06 12:29:34 UTC90.0 km295 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.62025-02-01 00:55:23 UTC131.8 km195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.52025-01-31 18:11:11 UTC84.7 kmBanda Sea

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