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M2.5 Earthquake near SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-19 13:39:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 19, 2025 at 13:39 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. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 37 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
fc597c22783e3dac68ae08c49f0cbae2d848d60c
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-19 13:39:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Selatan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.64000, 121.73000
Temperature
21.4°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 (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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: 276 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 481 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Maleo AirportIndonesia · MOH · WAFO
    49.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Sulawesi Selatan

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 93 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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