Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 3 km depth2 Jan 20:07 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJan 2, 2026 20:03:24 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Jan 2, 2026, at 08:03 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.4Depth3 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3°N / 128.86°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode3°S / 51.14°WBrazilShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTarakan (173 km / 107 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoJan 2, 2026 20:03 GMT / Jan 2, 2026 08:03 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 3 / 128.86: North of Halmahera, IndonesiaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22567747',3.00000,128.86000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, North of Halmahera, Indonesia',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 Daruba, a town with 24,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 123 km (76 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry123 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia170 km (106 mi)SW of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia177 km (110 mi)SW of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia251 km (156 mi)E of epicenterTobi Village(pop: 44)II: Very weakHatohobei Palau263 km (164 mi)S of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia290 km (180 mi)SW of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)II: Very weakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia295 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)I: Not feltNorth MalukuIndonesia380 km (236 mi)NW of epicenterMiangas(pop: 816)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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!Compare 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 GMT2026-01-2EpicenterAgency4.43 km1.9 mi20:03:24North of Halmahera, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jan 2, 2026 08:03 pm (Universal Time)4 minutes ago4.43 km0 km - This quakeNorth of Halmahera, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 117 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 68 quakes per year (or 5.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 113 quakes per year (or 9.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 117 quakes per year (or 9.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake