An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 8 minutes ago 73 km northeast of Tiakur, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 137. km beneath the epicenter near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia, in the morning on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, at 8:16 am local time. 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tiakur (pop. 5,200) located 73 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 18, 2026 08:16 am (GMT +9) local time (17 Mar 2026 23:16 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 137.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 7.67°S / 128.25°E (Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG