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M4.9 Earthquake near 40 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-02-27 15:52:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
179.6 km
Source
USGS

40 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

On February 27, 2025 at 15:52 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 40 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 180 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
ba4ba51438ec689750e7d08418522563dae53865
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
179.6 km
UTC time
2025-02-27 15:52:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-8.36800, 120.74210

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 179.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 179.6 km
Intermediate
179.6 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

  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 38 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 48 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Ebulobo
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 90 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Paluweh
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Frans Sales Lega AirportIndonesia · RTG · WATG
    38.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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