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M2.5 Earthquake near SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-08 17:33:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on September 8, 2025 at 17:33 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 32 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.8.

Details

ID
a0c68bc7eb2ca67a4306a06fb39ca4aa856fef53
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-08 17:33:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Tengah
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-1.16000, 120.13000
Temperature
17.6°C

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
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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

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    Distance: 198 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia

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  • Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie AirportIndonesia · PLW · WAFF
    36.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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Sulawesi Tengah

Context for this earthquake

14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 758 Catalogue entries

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