Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 62 km depth9 Apr 05:10 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 6 minutes.9 Apr 05:13: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.7.9 Apr 05:22: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.00 to 62.00 km (from 45 to 39 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.2 km (5.7 mi) towards NNW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 9, 2026 05:03:41 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Apr 9, 2026, at 05:03 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth62 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.47°S / 131.49°EMaluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode3.47°N / 48.51°WBrazilShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoBanda Api (215 km / 134 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 26.9°C (80 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy19 minutes agoApr 9, 2026 05:03 GMT / Apr 9, 2026 05:03 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.47 / 131.49: West Papua Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.7 / 72 km, EMSC: 3.7 / 72 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22891297',-3.47000,131.49000,'19 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, West Papua Region, Indonesia',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 where the quake might have been felt is Fakfak, a town with 19,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 108 km (67 mi) distance northeast 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(*)RegionCountry108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterFakfak(pop: 18,900)II: Very weakProvinsi PapuaIndonesia134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterMas(pop: 320)II: Very weakIndonesia233 km (145 mi)N of epicenterTeminabuan(pop: 19,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Sorong Selatan, Southwest PapuaIndonesia272 km (169 mi)NE of epicenterBintuni(pop: 24,700)I: Not feltProvinsi Papua BaratIndonesia278 km (173 mi)SE of epicenterTual(pop: 90,000)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia281 km (174 mi)W of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia368 km (229 mi)W of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-9EpicenterAgency3.962 km39 mi05:03:41West Papua Region, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.772 km45 mi05:03:41West Papua Region, Indonesia9.2 km (5.7 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.772 km45 mi05:03:41CERAM SEA, INDONESIA9.2 km (5.7 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 54 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.81 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 17.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 52 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake