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M2.7 Earthquake near Namlea, Maluku (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-05-13 14:15:55 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near Namlea, Maluku (Indonesia) on May 13, 2026 at 14:15 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 48 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
d39a964477b5f4c739467bf21953cf5c435d6ac9
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-13 14:15:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Maluku
City
Namlea
County
Buru
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.29000, 127.17000
Temperature
23.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 331 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 402 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 417 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 428 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 430 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 440 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Namniwel AirportIndonesia · NAM · WAPN
    27.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-28

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

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

28 Sep 2025 – 28 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,743 Catalogue entries

Of 1,742 other entries for this area and period, 1,425 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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