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M5.2 Earthquake near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-20 10:33:26 UTC Local time: —
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M5.2 Earthquake near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) · 2025-12-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) · 2025-12-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi (Indonesia) on December 20, 2025 at 10:33 UTC. At around 125 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 44 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

ID
da482e8fd57d59f44aec4509a695365f75976f2b
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
125.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-20 10:33:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Gorontalo
Source
gfz
Coordinates
0.44000, 121.97000
Temperature
29.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 125 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 125 km
Intermediate
125 km
125 km — deeper than the regional average (43.8 km)
Regional average: 43.8 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
Gorontalo122.0 kmE205'390
Samarinda546.3 kmW865'306

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 275 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 317 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 331 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 337 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 359 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
    96.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM4.4
M2.62025-12-20 22:26:24 UTC34.5 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-12-23 22:56:36 UTC19.4 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.32025-12-24 02:53:31 UTC137.7 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-12-24 15:15:05 UTC117.4 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-12-24 18:29:43 UTC148.1 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.42025-12-25 00:58:57 UTC110.8 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.92025-12-25 15:35:25 UTC132.7 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.22025-12-25 15:59:42 UTC22.1 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-12-25 19:18:48 UTC73.8 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.72025-12-26 02:59:42 UTC50.0 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.72025-12-26 06:09:38 UTC92.4 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.02025-12-26 10:54:39 UTC7.8 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Gorontalo

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 93 Catalogue entries

Of 92 other entries for this area and period, 1 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#13
Earlier events M≥466
Earlier events M≥513
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 UTC12.9 km109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M6.32025-07-23 20:50:44 UTC9.0 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi M6.22025-05-03 12:51:43 UTC44.2 km165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M6.12025-11-04 23:32:20 UTC136.3 km M6.12025-07-23 20:50:43 UTC12.9 km109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

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