Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at unknown depth1 Apr 23:58 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.2 Apr 00:00: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 5.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 49.00 to 10.00 km (from 30 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.5 km (1.5 mi) towards SSE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 1, 2026 23:53:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:53 am (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.2Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.42°N / 126.36°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.42°S / 53.64°WBrazilShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoHiri (121 km / 75 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NEEstimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.2 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoApr 1, 2026 23:53 GMT / Apr 2, 2026 08:53 am (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: 1.42 / 126.36: Northern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.8 / 49 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22864648',1.42000,126.36000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 5.2, Northern Molucca Sea',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 Bitung, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 130 km (81 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(*)RegionCountry130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia134 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)III: WeakNorth MalukuIndonesia137 km (85 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia154 km (96 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia161 km (100 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia165 km (103 mi)E of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia168 km (104 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia173 km (108 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia187 km (116 mi)E of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia226 km (141 mi)E of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)III: WeakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia229 km (142 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)III: WeakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia259 km (161 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia262 km (163 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)III: WeakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia355 km (220 mi)S of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia380 km (236 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 MalukuIndonesia477 km (296 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia497 km (309 mi)E of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia527 km (328 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia534 km (332 mi)N of epicenterAlabel(pop: 90,100)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines538 km (335 mi)N of epicenterGeneral Santos(pop: 722,100)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines553 km (344 mi)N of epicenterPolomolok(pop: 64,000)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines554 km (344 mi)N of epicenterMalungun(pop: 52,200)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines562 km (349 mi)N of epicenterMalita(pop: 118,400)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines568 km (353 mi)N of epicenterTupi(pop: 78,600)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines580 km (360 mi)N of epicenterSurallah(pop: 91,400)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines584 km (363 mi)N of epicenterBanga(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines587 km (365 mi)S of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia590 km (366 mi)N of epicenterKoronadal(pop: 201,800)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines598 km (372 mi)N of epicenterNorala(pop: 48,500)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines600 km (373 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia601 km (374 mi)SE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia602 km (374 mi)SE of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)II: Very weakSouthwest PapuaIndonesia603 km (375 mi)N of epicenterDigos(pop: 116,100)II: Very weakProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines604 km (375 mi)S of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)II: Very weakMalukuIndonesia611 km (380 mi)N of epicenterIsulan(pop: 101,500)II: Very weakProvince of Sultan Kudarat, SoccsksargenPhilippines658 km (409 mi)SW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia737 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 GMT2026-04-1EpicenterAgency5.210 km6.2 mi(*)23:53:08Northern Molucca SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.849 km30 mi23:53:08Northern Molucca Sea2.5 km (1.5 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 1 hour and 5 minutes after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:48 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in 28 km (17 mi) distance to the south:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - This was also the strongest quake in this area in at least 10 years. 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, 08:50 am (Jayapura)4.622 km48 km (30 mi) to the SMaluku 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 SEMaluku Sea, 27 km east of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:43 am (GMT +9)4.218 km21 km (13 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 16 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:40 am (GMT +9)4.216 km4.7 km (2.9 mi) to the SEMaluku Sea, 7.1 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:36 am (GMT +9)4.024 km11 km (7 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 16 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 07:48 am (Jayapura)7.435 km28 km (17 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 19 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 46 reportsInfoJan 18, 2023 03:06 pm (Jayapura)7.164 km175 km (109 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 km20 km (13 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 km292 km (181 mi) to the SE 168 km southeast of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoJun 8, 2016 04:15 am (Jayapura)6.225 km13 km (7.8 mi) to the SW Northern Molucca Sea 10 reportsInfoDec 21, 2014 08:34 pm (Jayapura)6.333 km90 km (56 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 208 km northeast of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoNov 26, 2014 11:33 pm (GMT +9)6.639 km67 km (41 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 km56 km (35 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, North Maluku, 185 km east of Manado, Indonesia 16 reportsInfoAug 27, 2012 12:05 am (GMT +9)6.691 km101 km (63 mi) to the NE 140 km WNW of Tobelo, IndonesiaInfoAug 3, 2010 09:08 pm (Jayapura)6.341 km26 km (16 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 12, 2009 01:34 am (GMT +8)7.220 km274 km (170 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 46 km west of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 2007 08:27 pm (Jayapura)7.522 km40 km (25 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 31 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 27, 2003 04:23 am (Jayapura)7.031 km296 km (184 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 203 km north of Pulau Sayafi Island, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 2001 04:23 pm (Jayapura)7.135 km21 km (13 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 17 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 6, 1998 09:47 am (Jayapura)6.633 km26 km (16 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 23 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 29, 1998 01:25 am (GMT +9)6.633 km78 km (49 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 72 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 28, 1996 05:44 pm (GMT +8)6.4116 km51 km (32 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 61 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 1994 11:24 am (Jayapura)7.020 km159 km (99 mi) to the E Halmahera, IndonesiaInfoFeb 10, 1989 08:15 pm (GMT +9)7.144 km108 km (67 mi) to the NE Molucca Sea (Indonesia)InfoFeb 13, 1987 04:18 pm (Jayapura)6.832 km86 km (54 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 77 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 29, 1987 11:43 am (Jayapura)6.448 km22 km (14 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 19 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1986 02:19 am (Jayapura)6.433 km53 km (33 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 62 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 1986 04:39 am (GMT +9)7.533 km45 km (28 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 54 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 10, 1986 08:10 am (Jayapura)6.828 km57 km (35 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 66 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 13, 1985 12:00 pm (GMT +9)7.051 km23 km (14 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 33 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 18, 1973 08:06 pm (GMT +9)6.533 km72 km (45 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 82 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 5, 1969 11:13 am (Jayapura)6.927 km37 km (23 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 10, 1968 11:07 am (GMT +9)7.623 km17 km (10.9 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 27 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 9, 1966 06:15 am (Jayapura)7.7115 km260 km (162 mi) to the NEKabupaten Pulau Morotai, 91 km northeast of Tobelo, IndonesiaInfoOct 9, 1961 08:41 am (GMT +9)6.8145 km79 km (49 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 73 km northwest of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 14, 1949 07:50 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km52 km (32 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 46 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 12, 1947 09:02 am (Universal Time)7.015 km43 km (27 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 39 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 11, 1944 09:45 am (Universal Time)6.715 km49 km (30 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 42 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 1938 08:48 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km110 km (69 mi) to the N Molucca Sea (Indonesia)InfoOct 5, 1936 09:44 am (Universal Time)6.915 km29 km (18 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 40 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 14, 1932 01:11 pm (Universal Time)7.715 km127 km (79 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 119 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 3, 1925 04:33 am (Universal Time)6.915 km54 km (34 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 54 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 3, 1925 05:21 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km23 km (14 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 15 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1912 07:11 pm (Universal Time)7.435 km243 km (151 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 49 km east of Sangihe Besar Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoMay 5, 1908 06:17 am (Universal Time)7.235 km140 km (87 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 129 km southeast of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoJun 26, 1907 02:54 am (Jayapura)7.90 km85 km (53 mi) to the SEMaluku Sea, 49 km northwest of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]