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M5.4 Earthquake near 70 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-23 03:19:56 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near 70 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near 70 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near 70 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia (Indonesia) on November 23, 2025 at 03:19 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: 23 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
ce314f9e9c4d786a8f3f77cbe1d5bf87c74c2e2c
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-23 03:19:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
usgs
Coordinates
1.27490, 128.56950
Temperature
30.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo80.1 kmNW34'150
Ternate142.4 kmW210'836
General Santos656.9 kmNW722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 90 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 103 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 124 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours12
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M5.42025-11-23 03:20:08 UTC47.4 kmHalmahera, Indonesia M3.52025-11-23 03:36:45 UTC13.4 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.22025-11-23 03:53:49 UTC7.7 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-23 04:00:58 UTC14.7 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.52025-11-23 04:39:26 UTC6.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M4.62025-11-23 07:36:20 UTC4.6 km74 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia M4.62025-11-23 07:36:20 UTC10.0 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-23 13:58:05 UTC52.4 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M4.72025-11-24 01:28:52 UTC138.5 kmHalmahera, Indonesia M4.62025-11-24 01:28:53 UTC128.6 km89 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia M4.22025-11-24 22:16:20 UTC14.2 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-25 04:39:24 UTC13.2 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

26 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 788 Catalogue entries

Of 787 other entries for this area and period, 10 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#2
Earlier events M≥437
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-02-05 03:12:29 UTC146.7 kmNorth Maluku M5.12025-08-26 01:44:30 UTC138.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Davao (Monde) M4.92025-08-10 20:30:43 UTC105.5 kmHalmahera, Indonesia M4.82025-08-26 10:11:07 UTC145.2 kmHalmahera, Indonesia M4.82025-08-26 10:11:07 UTC145.9 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA

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