Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at unknown depth13 Apr 06:28 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.13 Apr 06:34: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 13.00 to 10.00 km (from 8.1 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.7 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 13, 2026 06:23:20 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Apr 13, 2026, at 03:23 pm (GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.2Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.05°N / 126.5°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.05°S / 53.5°WBrazilShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoHiri (93 km / 58 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.2 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoApr 13, 2026 06:23 GMT / Apr 13, 2026 03:23 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 1.05 / 126.5: Northern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.8 / 13 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22904411',1.05000,126.50000,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.2, Northern Molucca Sea',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Ternate, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 102 km (64 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry102 km (64 mi)E of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)III: WeakNorth MalukuIndonesia123 km (76 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia123 km (76 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia153 km (95 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia167 km (104 mi)NE of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia177 km (110 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)III: WeakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia184 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia190 km (118 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia191 km (119 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia203 km (126 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)III: WeakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia216 km (134 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia228 km (142 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)III: WeakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia306 km (190 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia311 km (193 mi)S of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia351 km (218 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia386 km (240 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)II: Very weakGorontaloIndonesia468 km (291 mi)E of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia469 km (291 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia484 km (301 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia545 km (339 mi)S of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia550 km (342 mi)N of epicenterCaburan(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines550 km (342 mi)N of epicenterGlan(pop: 24,300)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines556 km (346 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia558 km (346 mi)SE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia560 km (348 mi)S of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)II: Very weakMalukuIndonesia563 km (350 mi)N of epicenterMalapatan(pop: 82,600)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines571 km (355 mi)E of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)II: Very weakSouthwest PapuaIndonesia578 km (359 mi)N of epicenterAlabel(pop: 90,100)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines582 km (362 mi)N of epicenterGeneral Santos(pop: 722,100)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines597 km (371 mi)N of epicenterPolomolok(pop: 64,000)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines597 km (371 mi)N of epicenterMalungun(pop: 52,200)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines605 km (376 mi)N of epicenterMalita(pop: 118,400)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines609 km (378 mi)N of epicenterLake Sebu(pop: 21,800)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines612 km (380 mi)N of epicenterTupi(pop: 78,600)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines623 km (387 mi)N of epicenterSurallah(pop: 91,400)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines628 km (390 mi)N of epicenterBanga(pop: 58,900)II: Very weakProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines643 km (400 mi)SW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia713 km (443 mi)SW of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)I: Not feltSoutheast SulawesiIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-13EpicenterAgency5.210 km6.2 mi(*)06:23:20Northern Molucca SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)4.813 km8.1 mi06:23:18Northern Molucca Sea6 km (3.7 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 572 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.92 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 14.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 138 quakes per year (or 11.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 436 quakes per year (or 36.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 571 quakes per year (or 48 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 11 days after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:23 pm local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in 15.5 km (10 mi) distance to the northwest:Mag. 6.2 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - Apr 2, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 11 days earlier, on Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:48 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in North Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - Apr 2, 2026 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 119 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Jun 26, 1907, at 02:54 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in North Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Maluku Sea - North Maluku, Indonesia - Jun 26, 1907 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 13, 03:21 pm (GMT +9)5.055 km19 km (12 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 48 km southeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 13, 02:05 pm (GMT +9)4.018 km8.9 km (5.5 mi) to the SMaluku Sea, 42 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 12, 02:21 pm (GMT +9)4.020 km17 km (10.6 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 17 km southeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 11, 06:20 pm (GMT +9)4.245 km31 km (19 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 34 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 10, 10:50 pm (GMT +9)4.13 km29 km (18 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 5.6 km southeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 7, 12:43 pm (Jayapura)4.847 km33 km (20 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 35 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoApr 6, 02:32 pm (Jayapura)4.935 km51 km (32 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 21 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoApr 6, 10:56 am (Jayapura)4.835 km50 km (31 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 18 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 5, 05:16 am (GMT +9)4.858 km57 km (35 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 38 km northeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 2, 12:23 pm (Jayapura)6.235 km16 km (9.7 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoApr 2, 07:48 am (Jayapura)7.435 km24 km (15 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 25 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia 59 reportsInfoJan 18, 2023 03:06 pm (Jayapura)7.164 km206 km (128 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 116 km south of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoNov 15, 2019 01:17 am (Jayapura)7.027 km63 km (39 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, North Maluku, 131 km east of Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 95 reportsInfoJul 14, 2019 06:10 pm (Jayapura)7.110 km251 km (156 mi) to the SE 168 km southeast of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoJul 8, 2019 12:08 am (Jayapura)6.829 km68 km (42 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 140 km west of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia 48 reportsInfoJun 8, 2016 04:15 am (Jayapura)6.225 km40 km (25 mi) to the NW Northern Molucca Sea 10 reportsInfoAug 3, 2010 09:08 pm (Jayapura)6.341 km38 km (24 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 18, 2007 02:42 am (Jayapura)6.235 km33 km (20 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 29 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 22, 2007 02:32 am (GMT +9)6.223 km17 km (10.7 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 30 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 2007 08:27 pm (Jayapura)7.522 km24 km (15 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 31 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 12, 2003 09:29 am (Jayapura)6.233 km60 km (38 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 31 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 19, 2003 07:27 am (GMT +9)6.433 km81 km (50 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 103 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 25, 2001 01:33 am (GMT +9)6.233 km57 km (35 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 26 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 2001 04:23 pm (Jayapura)7.135 km37 km (23 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 17 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 6, 1998 09:47 am (Jayapura)6.633 km40 km (25 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 23 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 29, 1998 01:25 am (GMT +9)6.633 km64 km (40 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 72 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 1994 11:24 am (Jayapura)7.020 km137 km (85 mi) to the E 36 km northeast of Sofifi, Kota Tidore Kepulauan, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 9, 1993 08:38 pm (GMT +9)6.816 km97 km (60 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 114 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 9, 1993 01:32 pm (GMT +9)6.915 km84 km (52 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 103 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 26, 1990 12:47 am (GMT +9)6.411 km75 km (46 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 95 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 10, 1989 08:15 pm (GMT +9)7.144 km143 km (89 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 117 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 13, 1987 04:18 pm (Jayapura)6.832 km56 km (35 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 77 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 29, 1987 11:43 am (Jayapura)6.448 km38 km (24 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 19 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1986 02:19 am (Jayapura)6.433 km91 km (56 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 62 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 1986 04:39 am (GMT +9)7.533 km83 km (52 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 54 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 13, 1985 12:00 pm (GMT +9)7.051 km64 km (40 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, 33 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 5, 1969 11:13 am (Jayapura)6.927 km37 km (23 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 10, 1968 11:07 am (GMT +9)7.623 km59 km (37 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 27 km northwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 9, 1966 06:15 am (Jayapura)7.7115 km267 km (166 mi) to the NE Halmahera, IndonesiaInfoSep 14, 1949 07:50 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km45 km (28 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 46 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 12, 1947 09:02 am (Universal Time)7.015 km48 km (30 mi) to the WMaluku Sea, 39 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 28, 1942 09:01 am (Makassar)7.50 km302 km (187 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 190 km southwest of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoOct 10, 1938 08:48 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km150 km (93 mi) to the NMaluku Sea, Sulawesi Utara, 120 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, IndonesiaInfoMay 14, 1932 01:11 pm (Universal Time)7.715 km101 km (63 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 119 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 3, 1925 05:21 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km29 km (18 mi) to the NWMaluku Sea, 15 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 17, 1912 07:11 pm (Universal Time)7.435 km286 km (178 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 49 km east of Sangihe Besar Island, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoMay 5, 1908 06:17 am (Universal Time)7.235 km128 km (79 mi) to the SWMaluku Sea, 129 km southeast of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaInfoJun 26, 1907 02:54 am (Jayapura)7.90 km56 km (35 mi) to the EMaluku Sea, 49 km northwest of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 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