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M5.3 Depth: 55.7 km

M5.3 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-06-28 12:40:43 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded in the Indonesia region on June 28, 2025 at 12:40 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 56 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
55.7 km
UTC time
2025-06-28 12:40:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.72770, 127.26280
Temperature
28.3°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Daruba137.1 kmSE23'566
Ternate215.8 kmS210'836
General Santos442.1 kmNW722'059

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

92%Similarity M5.22025-06-28 UTC 0.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 45.7 km 83%Similarity M5.22025-04-30 UTC 31.7 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 32.3 km 76%Similarity M4.92025-05-31 UTC 36.2 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 45.7 km 75%Similarity M4.52025-06-28 UTC 35.0 km ΔM 0.8Depth difference: 26.3 km 75%Similarity M5.02025-05-23 UTC 42.6 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 45.7 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours8
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M2.82025-06-28 17:50:50 UTC17.8 km M3.12025-06-28 19:46:06 UTC91.6 km M2.82025-06-29 12:25:18 UTC124.4 km M3.32025-06-29 16:15:50 UTC121.1 km M4.82025-06-30 05:34:18 UTC98.6 km M4.82025-06-30 05:34:19 UTC99.7 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.32025-07-01 01:53:27 UTC145.6 km M3.12025-07-01 03:39:10 UTC126.6 km M2.92025-07-01 18:25:52 UTC112.0 km M3.12025-07-01 19:06:50 UTC146.3 km M3.62025-07-02 10:53:15 UTC43.9 km M3.22025-07-02 17:22:38 UTC129.0 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥489
Earlier events M≥515
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC88.0 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.92025-02-03 21:35:51 UTC112.3 km146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC124.5 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.22025-06-28 12:40:38 UTC0.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.22025-06-17 06:25:35 UTC89.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea

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