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M5.4 Earthquake near Talaud Islands, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-15 05:33:33 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near Talaud Islands, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-15 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Talaud Islands, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-15 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On November 15, 2025 at 05:33 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Talaud Islands, Indonesia (Indonesia). At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 42 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
cb3967ad7428f3e06fa183eb0bfc5670b8046757
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
74.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-15 05:33:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
4.07000, 126.80000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 74 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 74 km
Intermediate
74 km
74 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Taruna154.5 kmW35'307
General Santos290.0 kmNW722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Awu
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'318 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Indonesia
  • Banua Wuhu
    Distance: 182 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -5 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Indonesia
  • Karangetang Activity reported
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'797 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Indonesia
  • Ruang
    Distance: 253 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 703 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 274 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 288 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M5.22025-11-15 05:33:34 UTC1.7 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia M3.62025-11-15 06:17:16 UTC11.1 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.62025-11-15 07:59:37 UTC10.9 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-15 23:30:07 UTC45.1 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.32025-11-16 04:23:38 UTC80.3 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-17 06:34:22 UTC96.3 kmKEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-18 01:51:23 UTC80.1 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-18 13:02:23 UTC67.4 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M4.02025-11-19 02:01:30 UTC35.1 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-19 02:07:15 UTC13.4 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M4.02025-11-19 15:13:44 UTC9.5 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.82025-11-21 08:12:04 UTC110.9 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Sulawesi Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 552 Catalogue entries

Of 551 other entries for this area and period, 7 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥4109
Earlier events M≥521
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-04-22 10:17:11 UTC117.0 km141 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia M5.52025-04-22 10:17:09 UTC16.1 kmLirung M5.42025-11-15 05:33:30 UTC16.4 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M5.42025-06-28 12:40:49 UTC107.8 km M5.32025-09-07 07:28:51 UTC58.4 km

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