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M2.5 Earthquake near MOLUCCA SEA

UTC time: 2026-04-03 04:03:47 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
17.0 km
Source
EMSC

MOLUCCA SEA

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About this earthquake

On April 3, 2026 at 04:03 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near MOLUCCA SEA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 17 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f6d9a43a555d0467aba684d0da7d444395458820
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
17.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-03 04:03:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.86000, 126.28000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17 km
Shallow
17 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

  • Hiri
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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