RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 13:19 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred late at night on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, at 10:10 pm local time near Amahai, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Masohi (pop. 36,400) located 18 km from the epicenter, and Amahai (pop. 47,700) 20 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ambon (pop. 347,300) located 104 km from the epicenter.
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RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Sep 2, 10:10 pm (Jayapura)

4.4

10 km5 km (3.1 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 19 km east of Amahai, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoSep 2, 09:05 pm (Jayapura)

4.3

10 km8.1 km (5 mi) to the N 16 km east of Masohi, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoSep 2, 11:02 am (GMT +9)

4.5

10 km87 km (54 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 54 km south of Pulau Saparua Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoAug 28, 11:19 pm (Jayapura)

4.3

101 km60 km (37 mi) to the W Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, 51 km east of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoAug 15, 09:53 am (Jayapura)

4.0

5 km54 km (34 mi) to the W Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat, 30 km west of Amahai, Indonesia InfoJul 30, 01:51 am (Jayapura)

4.2

13 km87 km (54 mi) to the NE Seram, Indonesia InfoDec 16, 2024 07:14 pm (GMT +9)

5.5

25 km53 km (33 mi) to the S 68 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJun 1, 2023 06:56 am (Jayapura)

5.5

95 km94 km (59 mi) to the W Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, 23 km northeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia InfoNov 4, 2021 11:42 am (Jayapura)

5.7

12 km75 km (46 mi) to the N Seram, Indonesia InfoJun 16, 2021 01:43 pm (Jayapura)

6.0

19 km49 km (30 mi) to the E Seram, Indonesia 4 reportsInfoSep 26, 2019 08:46 am (Jayapura)

6.4

10 km78 km (48 mi) to the W 33 km northeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 5 reportsInfoDec 9, 2015 07:21 pm (Jayapura)

6.8

12 km92 km (57 mi) to the SE

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