Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 78 km southeast of Tual, Indonesia early morning

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported early morning near Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Saturday, November 1st, 2025, at 2:02 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 43. km. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2.
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 Tual (pop. 90,000) located 78 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 1, 2025 02:02 am (GMT +9) local time (31 Oct 2025 17:02 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 43.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.16°S / 133.21°E (Maluku, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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