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M2.6 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-27 02:13:03 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 27, 2025 at 02:13 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 34 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
a78584aeb5ecc61fdffc9f625a0b24cd817fe194
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-27 02:13:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.95000, 127.65000
Temperature
29.2°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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Jailolo
    Distance: 28 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 37 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 39 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 39 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 42 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 50 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    32.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-15

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Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,419 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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