Indonesia was shaken near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 only 11 minutes ago, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 102. km beneath the epicenter near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia, early morning on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, at 2:40 am local time. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.1.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Tiakur (pop. 5,200) located 37 km from the epicenter, and Tutuala (pop. 3,700) 84 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lospalos (pop. 17,200) located 114 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 2, 2026 05:40 pm (Universal Time) local time (2 Mar 2026 17:40 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 155.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 7.67°S / 127.67°E (Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: EMSC