Strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 55 km depth2 Apr 03:30 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.2 Apr 03:31: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 5.9.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 2, 2026 03:23:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:23 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.9Depth55 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.1647°N / 126.6213°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.1647°S / 53.379°WBrazilShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoHiri (83 km / 52 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 28°C (82 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1013 joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.9 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoApr 2, 2026 03:23 GMT / Apr 2, 2026 03:23 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 1.1647 / 126.6213: Molucca SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 6.0 / 10 km, GFZ: 5.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22865267',1.16470,126.62130,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.9, 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 Ternate, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 94 km (59 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry94 km (59 mi)SE of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)IV: LightNorth MalukuIndonesia115 km (71 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)IV: LightKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia115 km (71 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)IV: LightKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia149 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)IV: LightKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia162 km (101 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia167 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)IV: LightKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia169 km (105 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)IV: LightKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia191 km (118 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)IV: LightKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia193 km (120 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)IV: LightEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia200 km (124 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia210 km (131 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)IV: LightKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia221 km (137 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia256 km (159 mi)W of epicenterModisi(pop: 560)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia300 km (186 mi)NW of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)III: WeakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia319 km (198 mi)S of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia366 km (227 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)III: WeakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia402 km (250 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)III: WeakGorontaloIndonesia459 km (285 mi)E of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)III: WeakKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia487 km (303 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)III: WeakKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia488 km (303 mi)N of epicenterMiangas(pop: 816)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia489 km (304 mi)N of epicenterSarangani(pop: 7,510)III: WeakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines495 km (308 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)III: WeakKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia510 km (317 mi)N of epicenterBalangonan(pop: 2,330)III: WeakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines517 km (321 mi)N of epicenterSugal(pop: 2,760)III: WeakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines541 km (336 mi)NE of epicenterTobi Village(pop: 44)III: WeakHatohobei Palau561 km (348 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)III: WeakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-2EpicenterAgency5.955 km34 mi03:23:56.7MOLUCCA SEAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)6.010 km6.2 mi(*)03:23:52Northern Molucca Sea14 km (8.4 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.910 km6.2 mi(*)03:23:51.45Northern Molucca Sea16 km (9.9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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 398 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: 0.73 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 13.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 123 quakes per year (or 10.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 328 quakes per year (or 27.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 399 quakes per year (or 33.3 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 earthquake