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M2.9 Earthquake near MOLUCCA SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-30 10:56:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near MOLUCCA SEA (Indonesia) on September 30, 2025 at 10:56 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 42 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
fd9f41d50fbbffffdfb8d2fd8918d8ee59f5215d
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 10:56:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.94000, 126.13000
Temperature
28.5°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 (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Tangkoko-Duasudara
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,355 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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