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M2.5 Earthquake near SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-27 21:19:50 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 27, 2025 at 21:19 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near SULAWESI, 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. 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 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
f4b19f2377df24d71ba00d142c394728654066cf
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-27 21:19:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Tengah
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.50000, 123.30000
Temperature
28.3°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 (43.4 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

  • Ambang
    Distance: 187 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Colo
    Distance: 193 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 266 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 270 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 290 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Sulawesi Tengah

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 710 Catalogue entries

Of 709 other entries for this area and period, 579 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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