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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near Maluku Utara (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-17 15:31:17 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On August 17, 2025 at 15:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Maluku Utara (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by RESIF. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-17 15:31:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
resif
Coordinates
2.13509, 127.19899
Temperature
27.0°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo100.8 kmSE34'150
Ternate150.9 kmS210'836
General Santos496.1 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.

97%Similarity M5.22025-08-17 UTC 4.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 93%Similarity M5.02025-08-17 UTC 19.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km 87%Similarity M4.82025-07-18 UTC 28.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 87%Similarity M4.92025-05-31 UTC 35.3 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km 86%Similarity M5.02025-05-23 UTC 39.9 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours6
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.02025-08-17 15:31:20 UTC30.2 km130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M3.82025-08-18 08:32:16 UTC140.4 km M3.82025-08-18 10:45:17 UTC74.8 km M2.72025-08-18 20:11:05 UTC93.2 km M3.22025-08-20 00:35:48 UTC10.1 km M3.22025-08-20 10:25:09 UTC136.5 km M3.32025-08-21 15:06:40 UTC140.4 km M3.32025-08-21 21:19:16 UTC133.7 km M3.42025-08-23 08:55:34 UTC51.9 km M3.32025-08-23 09:03:28 UTC55.1 km M2.92025-08-23 18:03:22 UTC119.7 km M2.82025-08-23 19:28:51 UTC7.7 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#22
Earlier events M≥4113
Earlier events M≥527
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 UTC31.1 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC48.9 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC31.6 km M5.52025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC19.9 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC58.3 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

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