Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 49 km depth7 Mar 20:00 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.7 Mar 20:00: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 7, 2026 19:54:48 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 07:54 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.5Depth49 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.76°N / 126.47°ENorth Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.76°S / 53.53°WBrazilShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoGamkonora (124 km / 77 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.5 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoMar 7, 2026 19:54 GMT / Mar 7, 2026 07:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 1.76 / 126.47: Indonesia: Northern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.5 / 49 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22783725',1.76000,126.47000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 3.5, Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 near the epicenter is Bitung, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 146 km (91 mi) distance to the west, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. 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It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-7EpicenterAgency3.549 km30 mi19:54:48Northern Molucca SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.549 km30 mi19:54:48Northern Molucca Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 397 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.68 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 14.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 131 quakes per year (or 10.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 338 quakes per year (or 28.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 398 quakes per year (or 33.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 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