Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 38 km depth3 Apr 11:04 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.3 Apr 11:04: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 3, 2026 10:59:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 07:59 pm (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.9Depth38 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.42°N / 126.37°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.42°S / 53.63°WBrazilShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoHiri (120 km / 75 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 28.4°C (83 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoApr 3, 2026 10:59 GMT / Apr 3, 2026 07:59 pm (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: 1.42 / 126.37: Indonesia: Northern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.9 / 38 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22870347',1.42000,126.37000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea',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 where the quake might have been felt is Bitung, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 131 km (82 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry131 km (82 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia133 km (82 mi)SE of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)III: WeakNorth MalukuIndonesia138 km (86 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia152 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia152 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia155 km (97 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia163 km (101 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia164 km (102 mi)E of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia169 km (105 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia175 km (108 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia185 km (115 mi)E of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia225 km (140 mi)E of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia228 km (142 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia259 km (161 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia263 km (163 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia354 km (220 mi)S of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia381 km (237 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)II: Very weakGorontaloIndonesia389 km (242 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia478 km (297 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia496 km (308 mi)E of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia527 km (327 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia534 km (332 mi)N of epicenterAlabel(pop: 90,100)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines539 km (335 mi)N of epicenterGeneral Santos(pop: 722,100)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines553 km (344 mi)N of epicenterPolomolok(pop: 64,000)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines554 km (344 mi)N of epicenterMalungun(pop: 52,200)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines562 km (349 mi)N of epicenterMalita(pop: 118,400)I: Not feltDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines569 km (353 mi)N of epicenterTupi(pop: 78,600)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines580 km (360 mi)N of epicenterSurallah(pop: 91,400)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines584 km (363 mi)N of epicenterBanga(pop: 58,900)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines587 km (365 mi)S of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia590 km (367 mi)N of epicenterKoronadal(pop: 201,800)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines598 km (372 mi)N of epicenterNorala(pop: 48,500)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines599 km (372 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia601 km (373 mi)SE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia601 km (374 mi)SE of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)I: Not feltSouthwest PapuaIndonesia603 km (375 mi)N of epicenterDigos(pop: 116,100)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines604 km (375 mi)S of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia612 km (380 mi)N of epicenterIsulan(pop: 101,500)I: Not feltProvince of Sultan Kudarat, SoccsksargenPhilippines616 km (383 mi)N of epicenterTacurong(pop: 116,900)I: Not feltProvince of Sultan Kudarat, SoccsksargenPhilippines738 km (458 mi)SW of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)I: Not feltSoutheast SulawesiIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-3EpicenterAgency4.938 km24 mi10:59:08Northern Molucca SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)4.938 km24 mi10:59:08Northern Molucca Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 373 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.67 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 13.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 114 quakes per year (or 9.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 314 quakes per year (or 26.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 374 quakes per year (or 31.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake