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M5.3 Earthquake near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-28 01:31:21 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) · 2025-10-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) · 2025-10-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) on October 28, 2025 at 01:31 UTC. With a focal depth of about 25 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 35 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Details

ID
d145b001a86bc3e6b8413901466a48191bcd74c8
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
25.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-28 01:31:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Tengah
Source
gfz
Coordinates
1.20000, 121.86000
Temperature
30.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25 km
Shallow
25 km
25 km — shallower than the regional average (43.6 km)
Regional average: 43.6 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
Toli-Toli117.2 kmW242'783
Samarinda556.9 kmW865'306

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 289 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 320 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 327 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 334 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 354 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Buol - Pogogul AirportIndonesia · UOL · WAFY
    50.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM4.8
M2.62025-10-28 09:02:47 UTC97.1 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.72025-10-29 02:39:35 UTC128.2 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-10-30 04:15:40 UTC134.7 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-10-31 02:42:08 UTC122.1 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.12025-11-01 09:55:15 UTC98.1 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.62025-11-01 18:06:52 UTC72.2 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.22025-11-01 18:47:03 UTC79.9 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M4.42025-11-02 11:18:48 UTC138.8 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-11-04 07:31:41 UTC113.9 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.22025-11-04 15:51:24 UTC115.4 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.82025-11-04 19:31:28 UTC108.4 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.82025-11-06 00:05:18 UTC81.6 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Sulawesi Tengah

Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 293 Catalogue entries

Of 292 other entries for this area and period, 5 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#8
Earlier events M≥436
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-23 20:50:44 UTC87.8 km109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M6.32025-07-23 20:50:44 UTC88.2 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi M6.22025-07-14 05:50:43 UTC133.7 km M6.22025-05-03 12:51:43 UTC83.9 km165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M6.12025-07-23 20:50:43 UTC87.7 km109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

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