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M5.2 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-04 15:58:20 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On November 4, 2025 at 15:58 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 57 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-04 15:58:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
1.89000, 127.21000
Temperature
28.6°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo90.7 kmE34'150
Ternate123.8 kmS210'836
General Santos521.1 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.

90%Similarity M5.22025-08-17 UTC 31.3 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km 89%Similarity M5.02025-08-17 UTC 27.3 kmMaluku Utara ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 84%Similarity M5.02025-08-17 UTC 40.9 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 82%Similarity M4.82025-07-18 UTC 39.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 0.0 km 82%Similarity M4.92025-02-12 UTC 17.8 km78 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 22.1 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M5.22025-11-04 15:58:27 UTC22.3 km M5.22025-11-04 15:58:29 UTC24.4 km113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia M3.22025-11-05 04:20:48 UTC135.0 km M2.72025-11-05 18:23:40 UTC18.2 km M2.82025-11-06 04:38:20 UTC117.1 km M3.32025-11-06 04:45:23 UTC127.9 km M3.82025-11-06 12:16:51 UTC78.6 km M3.42025-11-07 04:32:30 UTC132.6 km M3.32025-11-07 09:11:11 UTC137.8 km M3.12025-11-07 09:50:32 UTC138.7 km M2.52025-11-07 19:29:12 UTC67.1 km M3.62025-11-08 13:43:41 UTC81.5 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥4140
Earlier events M≥529
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.12025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC33.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC56.1 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC38.0 km M5.52025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC34.4 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC32.0 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

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