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M5.1 Earthquake near BANDA SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-27 02:45:26 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near BANDA SEA (Indonesia) · 2025-07-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near BANDA SEA (Indonesia) · 2025-07-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near BANDA SEA (Indonesia) on July 27, 2025 at 02:45 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 620 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 33 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
a3577a28340c257ef34e7ae5756b0f3112bf0784
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
619.9 km
UTC time
2025-07-27 02:45:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Tenggara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-5.71760, 124.36440
Temperature
27.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 619.9 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 619.9 km
Deep
619.9 km
619.9 km — deeper than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Bau-Bau197.0 kmW161'280
Makassar549.7 kmW1'474'393

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 246 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Sirung
    Distance: 310 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 325 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 333 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Matahora AirportIndonesia · WNI · WAWD
    93.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Sulawesi Tenggara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 42 Catalogue entries

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

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥41
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-04-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.42025-04-01 15:25:47 UTC144.7 km147 km ENE of Katobu, Indonesia

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