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M2.6 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 14:08:07 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on November 27, 2025 at 14:08 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 148 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 21 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
b4e83f2f0ab0f3095057a69a2dcdb2f5d94ce6e9
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
148.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 14:08:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.85000, 127.49000
Temperature
28.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 148 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 148 km
Intermediate
148 km
148 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Gamalama
    Distance: 18 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 20 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 23 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 26 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 33 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 43 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

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

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

26 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,378 Catalogue entries

Of 1,377 other entries for this area and period, 1,182 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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