AdvertisementAdvertisementThe epicentre of the earthquake that struck the Northern Molucca Sea region in Indonesia on Apr 2, 2026. (Image: US Geological Survey)02 Apr 2026 07:16AM (Updated: 02 Apr 2026 07:30AM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia, on Thursday (Apr 2), the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warningfor neighouring countries.The quake hit at a local time of 6.48am in the Molucca Sea, USGS said.The quake was at a depth of 10km, the USGS said.The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that hazardous tsunami waves were possible "within 1,000km of the epicentre" along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.Following the quake, the US tsunami warning system forecast waves possibly reaching 0.3m to 1m above the tide level for some coasts of Indonesia. It also forecast waves less than 0.3m for the coasts of Guam, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan.The epicentre of the quake was about 120km from the city of Ternate, in Indonesia's North Maluku province, which has a population of over 205,000, according to USGS. This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.Source: Agencies/coNewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST