Strong Earthquakes Hit Maluku and North Sulawesi
- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the region of Southwest Maluku on May 25, 2026, according to data from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
- The seismic activity was centered approximately 255 kilometers northeast of Southwest Maluku.
- The magnitude 5.2 event was part of a series of seismic occurrences recorded by BMKG on May 25, 2026.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the region of Southwest Maluku on May 25, 2026, according to data from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
The seismic activity was centered approximately 255 kilometers northeast of Southwest Maluku. Reports from news.okezone.com and BMKG confirmed that the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.
Additional Seismic Activity
The magnitude 5.2 event was part of a series of seismic occurrences recorded by BMKG on May 25, 2026. Other significant tremors were reported across different regions of Indonesia on the same date.
In North Sulawesi, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the city of Bitung, as reported by Zonautara.com.
detikNews reported that a magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook Central Maluku.
Data from Databoks indicated that these events were among the last five earthquakes recorded by BMKG as of 17:23:58 WIB on May 25, 2026.