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M4.8 Earthquake near 81 km W of Kendari, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-01-28 17:00:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.9 km
Source
USGS

81 km W of Kendari, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

On January 28, 2025 at 17:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 81 km W of Kendari, Indonesia. With a focal depth of about 11 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
f82fc7075ff63ddf10e4ebfbb9f20b8eaf613786
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.9 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 17:00:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-4.05530, 121.78820

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.9 km
Shallow
10.9 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

  • Colo
    Distance: 433 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 460 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Paluweh
    Distance: 474 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sangia Nibandera AirportIndonesia · KXB · WAWP
    43.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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.

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