Moderate 4.7 quake hits near Modisi, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 10 minutes ago 117 km southwest of Modisi, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 118. km beneath the epicenter near Modisi, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, in the afternoon on Monday, April 27th, 2026, at 4:17 pm local time. 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 4.7 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Modisi (pop. 560) located 117 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: Apr 27, 2026 04:17 pm (GMT +8) local time (27 Apr 2026 08:17 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 118.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 0.33°S / 123.73°E (Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG