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M4.5 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-25 11:09:58 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near Banda Sea (Indonesia) on October 25, 2025 at 11:09 UTC. At roughly 410 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
e9206b2d59daf7c9364d9a9f7ba55f98f8677196
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
410.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-25 11:09:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-6.20000, 127.49000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 410 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 410 km
Deep
410 km
410 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 280 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 320 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 324 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,254 Catalogue entries

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