Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 35 km depth2 Apr 00:00 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.2 Apr 00:06: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.00 to 10.00 km (from 16.8 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 18 km (11 mi) towards ENE.2 Apr 00:09: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 1, 2026 23:54:59 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:54 am (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.1Depth35 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.1961°N / 126.3522°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.1961°S / 53.648°WBrazilQuality54 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoHiri (113 km / 70 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 27.8°C (82 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NEEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy15 minutes agoApr 1, 2026 23:54 GMT / Apr 2, 2026 08:54 am (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: 1.1961 / 126.3522: 123 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaSource: USGSOther sources: GFZ: 5.1 / 73 km, RaspberryShake: 5.1 / 73 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22864652',1.19610,126.35220,'15 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, 123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Ternate, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 123 km (77 mi) distance east 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(*)RegionCountry123 km (77 mi)E of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)III: WeakNorth MalukuIndonesia132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia139 km (86 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia144 km (89 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia144 km (89 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia157 km (97 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia160 km (100 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia170 km (106 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia173 km (107 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia193 km (120 mi)E of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia223 km (138 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)III: WeakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia236 km (147 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)III: WeakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia238 km (148 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia285 km (177 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia331 km (206 mi)S of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia364 km (226 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia373 km (232 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)II: Very weakGorontaloIndonesia463 km (288 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia489 km (304 mi)E of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia503 km (312 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia530 km (330 mi)N of epicenterGlan(pop: 24,300)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines544 km (338 mi)N of epicenterMalapatan(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines558 km (347 mi)N of epicenterAlabel(pop: 90,100)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines562 km (349 mi)S of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia562 km (349 mi)N of epicenterGeneral Santos(pop: 722,100)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines577 km (359 mi)N of epicenterPolomolok(pop: 64,000)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines578 km (359 mi)N of epicenterMalungun(pop: 52,200)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines578 km (359 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia580 km (360 mi)SE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia581 km (361 mi)S of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)II: Very weakMalukuIndonesia586 km (364 mi)N of epicenterMalita(pop: 118,400)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines588 km (366 mi)N of epicenterLake Sebu(pop: 21,800)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines592 km (368 mi)N of epicenterTupi(pop: 78,600)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines593 km (368 mi)E of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)II: Very weakSouthwest PapuaIndonesia603 km (375 mi)N of epicenterSurallah(pop: 91,400)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines607 km (377 mi)N of epicenterBanga(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines613 km (381 mi)N of epicenterKoronadal(pop: 201,800)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines641 km (398 mi)SW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)I: Not feltMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia716 km (445 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 GMT2026-04-1EpicenterAgency5.0935 km22 mi23:54:59.47123 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.0973 km45 mi23:55:02.48Northern Molucca Sea21 km (13 mi) epicenter difference with USGSGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.173 km45 mi23:55:02Northern Molucca Sea21 km (13 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.310 km6.2 mi(*)23:54:57Northern Molucca Sea19 km (12 mi) epicenter difference with USGSBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.135 km22 mi23:54:59.47MOLUCCA SEA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 377 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: 0.72 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 13.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 115 quakes per year (or 9.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 318 quakes per year (or 26.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 379 quakes per year (or 31.6 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 minutes after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:53 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in 25 km (15 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 5.2 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 1 hour and 7 minutes earlier, on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:48 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in North Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 119 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Jun 26, 1907, at 02:54 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in North Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - Jun 26, 1907 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 2, 08:53 am (Jayapura)5.210 km25 km (15 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 10.9 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:50 am (Jayapura)4.622 km25 km (15 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 39 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:46 am (GMT +9)4.810 km33 km (20 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 27 km east of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:43 am (GMT +9)4.218 km14 km (8.7 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 16 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:40 am (GMT +9)4.216 km22 km (14 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 7.1 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:13 am (Jayapura)5.435 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 30 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoApr 2, 08:07 am (GMT +9)5.535 km23 km (14 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 36 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:02 am (Jayapura)4.925 km12 km (7.4 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 10.5 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoApr 2, 07:48 am (Jayapura)7.435 km5.5 km (3.4 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 19 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 46 reportsInfoJan 18, 2023 03:06 pm (Jayapura)7.164 km197 km (123 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 116 km south of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoNov 15, 2019 01:17 am (Jayapura)7.027 km45 km (28 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, North Maluku, 131 km east of Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 95 reportsInfoJul 14, 2019 06:10 pm (Jayapura)7.110 km274 km (170 mi) to the SE 168 km southeast of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoJul 8, 2019 12:08 am (Jayapura)6.829 km76 km (47 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 140 km west of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia 48 reportsInfoJun 8, 2016 04:15 am (Jayapura)6.225 km17 km (10.7 mi) to the NW Northern Molucca Sea 10 reportsInfoNov 26, 2014 11:33 pm (GMT +9)6.639 km91 km (57 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 194 km east of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoNov 15, 2014 10:31 am (GMT +8)6.958 km81 km (50 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, North Maluku, 185 km east of Manado, Indonesia 16 reportsInfoAug 3, 2010 09:08 pm (Jayapura)6.341 km16 km (10.1 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 12, 2009 01:34 am (GMT +8)7.220 km299 km (186 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 46 km west of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoJan 22, 2007 02:32 am (GMT +9)6.223 km15 km (9.4 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 30 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 2007 08:27 pm (Jayapura)7.522 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 31 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 12, 2003 09:29 am (Jayapura)6.233 km46 km (29 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 31 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 19, 2003 07:27 am (GMT +9)6.433 km88 km (55 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 103 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 25, 2001 01:33 am (GMT +9)6.233 km41 km (25 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 26 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 2001 04:23 pm (Jayapura)7.135 km14 km (8.8 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 17 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 6, 1998 09:47 am (Jayapura)6.633 km18 km (11 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 23 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 29, 1998 01:25 am (GMT +9)6.633 km58 km (36 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 72 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 28, 1996 05:44 pm (GMT +8)6.4116 km71 km (44 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 61 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 1994 11:24 am (Jayapura)7.020 km155 km (96 mi) to the E Halmahera, IndonesiaInfoDec 9, 1993 01:32 pm (GMT +9)6.915 km88 km (55 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 103 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 26, 1990 12:47 am (GMT +9)6.411 km80 km (50 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 95 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 10, 1989 08:15 pm (GMT +9)7.144 km131 km (82 mi) to the N Molucca Sea (Indonesia)InfoFeb 13, 1987 04:18 pm (Jayapura)6.832 km62 km (39 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 77 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 1986 04:39 am (GMT +9)7.533 km69 km (43 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 54 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 10, 1986 08:10 am (Jayapura)6.828 km81 km (50 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 66 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 13, 1985 12:00 pm (GMT +9)7.051 km48 km (30 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 33 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 18, 1973 08:06 pm (GMT +9)6.533 km96 km (60 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 82 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 5, 1969 11:13 am (Jayapura)6.927 km20 km (12 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 10, 1968 11:07 am (GMT +9)7.623 km38 km (23 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 27 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 9, 1966 06:15 am (Jayapura)7.7115 km272 km (169 mi) to the NEKabupaten Pulau Morotai, 91 km northeast of Tobelo, IndonesiaInfoSep 14, 1949 07:50 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km33 km (21 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 46 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 12, 1947 09:02 am (Universal Time)7.015 km31 km (19 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 39 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 28, 1942 09:01 am (Makassar)7.50 km293 km (182 mi) to the SW Indonesia: Minahassa PeninsulaInfoOct 10, 1938 08:48 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km135 km (84 mi) to the N Molucca Sea (Indonesia)InfoOct 5, 1936 09:44 am (Universal Time)6.915 km53 km (33 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 40 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 14, 1932 01:11 pm (Universal Time)7.715 km104 km (65 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 119 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 3, 1925 05:21 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km6.2 km (3.9 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 15 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1912 07:11 pm (Universal Time)7.435 km267 km (166 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 49 km east of Sangihe Besar Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoMay 5, 1908 06:17 am (Universal Time)7.235 km123 km (76 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 129 km southeast of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoJun 26, 1907 02:54 am (Jayapura)7.90 km75 km (47 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 49 km northwest of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax 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