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M3.1 Earthquake near BURU, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-15 12:28:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 15, 2025 at 12:28 UTC, a magnitude M3.1 earthquake occurred near BURU, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 35 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
dd0118f03cd5677d034edbbca42f2693951fe243
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-15 12:28:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.57000, 126.87000
Temperature
22.6°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 (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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: 350 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 437 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 439 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 443 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 451 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 455 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,251 Catalogue entries

Of 1,250 other entries for this area and period, 1,109 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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