Earthquake Magnitude 5.7 Off Kalimantan Coast
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the waters off the eastern coast of Kalimantan, with its epicenter in the Makassar Strait near Balikpapan, Indonesia, and was felt as 'very strong' in the epicenter region. Another earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was reported near the coast of Kamchatka, according to seismologists.
Consensus
- A seismic event occurred in the waters near Kalimantan.
- The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.7 according to the Altai-Sayan Branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- The epicenter was located in the Makassar Strait, 3 km southeast of Balikpapan in the Indonesian part of Kalimantan.
- The earthquake occurred on August 31, 2025, at 11:04 Moscow time.
- The US Geological Survey estimated the magnitude at 5.5.
- The focus was at a depth of 10 km.
- The intensity in the epicenter was assessed as 'very strong'.
Points of divergence
- A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred 61 km northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatksy on August 29, 2025, with a depth of 202.6 km. — vesti
- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred near the island of Paramushir, 144 km from Severo-Kurilsk, on July 30, 2025, with depth of 47 km, and was felt up to 3 points in Severo-Kurilsk. — riamo
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, as reported by seismologists. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (18 sources)
- Magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of Kalimantan — Интерфакс
- Magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in Kamchatka — Вести
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- Magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan — Интерфакс
- Magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near the Northern Kurils — Вести
- Magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near the Northern Kurils — Интерфакс
- Magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in Kamchatka — Вести
- Earthquake occurred off the coast of Paramushir — РИАМО
- Magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred near the Northern Kurils — Вести
- Magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred near the Northern Kurils — Интерфакс
- Magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — Интерфакс
- Two felt earthquakes occurred near Kamchatka and the Kurils — Вести
- In Kamchatka region an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred — Вести
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, seismologists reported. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred off the coast of Kamchatka — Вести
- New earthquake with magnitude 4.3 recorded off the coast of Kamchatka — Вести
- Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 occurred in a row on Kamchatka — Вести