Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 35 km depth3 Apr 00:39 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.3 Apr 00:39: Epicenter location corrected by 0.7 km (0.4 mi) towards NE.... [show all] ...3 Apr 00:42: Now using data updates from BMKG3 Apr 00:44: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 25.00 km (from 6.2 to 15.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.6 km (3.5 mi) towards N.3 Apr 00:46: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 3, 2026 00:32:57 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 09:32 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.3Depth35 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.2437°N / 126.2978°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.2437°S / 53.702°WBrazilQuality45 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoHiri (120 km / 75 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 27.5°C (82 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.3 | about seismic energy31 minutes agoApr 3, 2026 00:32 GMT / Apr 3, 2026 09:32 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 1.2437 / 126.2978: 130 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaSource: USGSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.4 / 10 km, GFZ: 5.4 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22868807',1.24370,126.29780,'31 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, 130 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 Bitung, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 125 km (78 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(*)RegionCountry125 km (78 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia131 km (81 mi)E of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)III: WeakNorth MalukuIndonesia132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia150 km (93 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia151 km (94 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia154 km (96 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia163 km (101 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia166 km (103 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia178 km (111 mi)E of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia198 km (123 mi)E of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia230 km (143 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)III: WeakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia239 km (149 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)III: WeakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia246 km (153 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia278 km (173 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)III: WeakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia339 km (210 mi)S of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia368 km (229 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)II: Very weakGorontaloIndonesia369 km (229 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia460 km (286 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 PapuaIndonesia509 km (316 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia524 km (325 mi)N of epicenterGlan(pop: 24,300)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines537 km (334 mi)N of epicenterMalapatan(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines552 km (343 mi)N of epicenterAlabel(pop: 90,100)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines556 km (345 mi)N of epicenterGeneral Santos(pop: 722,100)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines568 km (353 mi)S of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia570 km (354 mi)N of epicenterPolomolok(pop: 64,000)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines571 km (355 mi)N of epicenterMalungun(pop: 52,200)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines580 km (361 mi)N of epicenterMalita(pop: 118,400)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines586 km (364 mi)N of epicenterTupi(pop: 78,600)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines586 km (364 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia587 km (365 mi)SE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia588 km (365 mi)S of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)II: Very weakMalukuIndonesia596 km (370 mi)N of epicenterSurallah(pop: 91,400)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines600 km (373 mi)N of epicenterBanga(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines600 km (373 mi)SE of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)II: Very weakSouthwest PapuaIndonesia607 km (377 mi)N of epicenterKoronadal(pop: 201,800)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines628 km (390 mi)N of epicenterIsulan(pop: 101,500)II: Very weakProvince of Sultan Kudarat, SoccsksargenPhilippines640 km (397 mi)SW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia717 km (446 mi)SW of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)II: Very weakSoutheast 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 GMT2026-04-3EpicenterAgency5.335 km22 mi±1.9 km00:32:57.16130 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaEpicenter uncertainty: ± 9.5 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.410 km6.2 mi(*)00:32:55Northern Molucca Sea36 km (22 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.4210 km6.2 mi(*)00:32:55.5Northern Molucca Sea36 km (22 mi) epicenter difference with USGSGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.310 km6.2 mi(*)00:32:56.235near Davao22 km (14 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.725 km16 mi00:32:57Northern Molucca Sea42 km (26 mi) epicenter difference with USGSBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.335 km22 mi00:32:57.16MOLUCCA SEA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.335 km22 mi00:32:57northern molucca sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSIRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)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 369 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: 0.71 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 13.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 113 quakes per year (or 9.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 312 quakes per year (or 26 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 370 quakes per year (or 30.9 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 11 minutes after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake had hit on Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 09:22 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in 19.5 km (12 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 5.4 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 day 2 hours 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 3, 09:28 am (GMT +9)4.312 km41 km (26 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 28 km northeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 3, 09:26 am (GMT +9)4.211 km40 km (25 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 27 km northeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 3, 09:22 am (Jayapura)5.435 km19 km (12 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 8.2 km east of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoApr 3, 09:11 am (GMT +9)4.210 km39 km (24 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 27 km east of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 3, 06:53 am (Jayapura)4.318 km18 km (11 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 12 km southeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 11:34 pm (GMT +9)5.835 km9.5 km (5.9 mi) to the SEMaluku Sea, 14 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoApr 2, 11:13 pm (GMT +9)5.935 km0.5 km (0.3 mi) to the SEMaluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 08:34 pm (Jayapura)5.539 km21 km (13 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 9.3 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 2, 12:23 pm (GMT +9)6.235 km18 km (11 mi) to the SEMaluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoApr 2, 07:48 am (Jayapura)7.435 km14 km (8.8 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 25 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT - 59 reportsInfoJan 18, 2023 03:06 pm (Jayapura)7.164 km195 km (121 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 km40 km (25 mi) to the N Northern Molucca Sea 95 reportsInfoJul 14, 2019 06:10 pm (Jayapura)7.110 km282 km (175 mi) to the SE 168 km southeast of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoJan 7, 2019 02:27 am (GMT +9)6.643 km124 km (77 mi) to the NE Molucca Sea 17 reportsInfoDec 21, 2014 08:34 pm (Jayapura)6.333 km111 km (69 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 km87 km (54 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 km77 km (48 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, North Maluku, 185 km east of Manado, Indonesia 16 reportsInfoAug 27, 2012 12:05 am (GMT +9)6.691 km121 km (75 mi) to the NE 140 km WNW of Tobelo, IndonesiaInfoAug 3, 2010 09:08 pm (Jayapura)6.341 km9.4 km (5.9 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 12, 2009 01:34 am (GMT +8)7.220 km294 km (183 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 46 km west of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoSep 11, 2008 09:00 am (GMT +9)6.696 km138 km (86 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 122 km north of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 2007 08:27 pm (Jayapura)7.522 km20 km (12 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 31 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 27, 2003 04:23 am (Jayapura)7.031 km310 km (193 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 203 km north of Pulau Sayafi Island, IndonesiaInfoMar 10, 2003 11:09 am (Jayapura)6.494 km122 km (76 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 101 km north of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 2001 04:23 pm (Jayapura)7.135 km6.2 km (3.9 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 17 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 6, 1998 09:47 am (Jayapura)6.633 km11 km (6.9 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 km63 km (39 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 61 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 1994 11:24 am (Jayapura)7.020 km162 km (100 mi) to the E Halmahera, IndonesiaInfoFeb 10, 1989 08:15 pm (GMT +9)7.144 km129 km (80 mi) to the NEMaluku Sea, 117 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 13, 1987 04:18 pm (Jayapura)6.832 km65 km (41 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 77 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 29, 1987 11:43 am (Jayapura)6.448 km7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 19 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1986 02:19 am (Jayapura)6.433 km73 km (46 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 62 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 1986 04:39 am (GMT +9)7.533 km66 km (41 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 54 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 10, 1986 08:10 am (Jayapura)6.828 km78 km (48 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 66 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 13, 1985 12:00 pm (GMT +9)7.051 km44 km (27 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 33 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 18, 1973 08:06 pm (GMT +9)6.533 km93 km (58 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 82 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 5, 1969 11:13 am (Jayapura)6.927 km18 km (10.9 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 10, 1968 11:07 am (GMT +9)7.623 km31 km (19 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 27 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 9, 1966 06:15 am (Jayapura)7.7115 km275 km (171 mi) to the NEKabupaten Pulau Morotai, 91 km northeast of Tobelo, IndonesiaInfoSep 14, 1949 07:50 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km32 km (20 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 46 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 12, 1947 09:02 am (Universal Time)7.015 km26 km (16 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 39 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 1938 08:48 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km131 km (81 mi) to the N Molucca Sea (Indonesia)InfoOct 5, 1936 09:44 am (Universal Time)6.915 km47 km (29 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 40 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 14, 1932 01:11 pm (Universal Time)7.715 km106 km (66 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 119 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 3, 1925 04:33 am (Universal Time)6.915 km42 km (26 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 54 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 3, 1925 05:21 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 15 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1912 07:11 pm (Universal Time)7.435 km261 km (162 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 49 km east of Sangihe Besar Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoMay 5, 1908 06:17 am (Universal Time)7.235 km121 km (75 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 129 km southeast of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoJun 26, 1907 02:54 am (Jayapura)7.90 km83 km (51 mi) to the EMaluku 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]