Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near Labuha, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Indonesia near Labuha, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, only 24 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on Saturday, October 18th, 2025, at 7:12 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. 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 4.3. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Labuha (pop. 7,100) located 71 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 18, 2025 07:12 pm (GMT +9) local time (18 Oct 2025 10:12 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.21°S / 127.23°E (South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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