Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 214 km depth10 Jul 12:33 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 10, 2025 12:26:32 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 10, 2025, at 12:26 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.2Depth214 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude2.64°N / 128.4°EMorotai Island Regency, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode2.64°S / 51.6°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTarakan (110 km / 68 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoJul 10, 2025 12:26 GMT / Jul 10, 2025 12:26 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 2.64 / 128.4: Halmahera, IndonesiaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21944993',2.64000,128.40000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Halmahera, Indonesia',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Tobelo, a town with 34,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 110 km (69 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry110 km (69 mi)SW of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia113 km (70 mi)SW of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia216 km (134 mi)S of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)I: Not feltEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia231 km (144 mi)SW of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)I: Not feltKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia235 km (146 mi)SW of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)I: Not feltNorth MalukuIndonesia305 km (190 mi)E of epicenterTobi Village(pop: 44)I: Not feltHatohobei Palau397 km (246 mi)SE of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)I: Not feltRaja Ampat Regency, Southwest PapuaIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-07-10EpicenterAgency4.2214 km133 mi12:26:32Halmahera, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 10, 2025 12:26 pm (Universal Time)7 minutes ago4.2214 km0 km - This quakeHalmahera, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 159 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 87 quakes per year (or 7.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 149 quakes per year (or 12.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 159 quakes per year (or 13.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake