Just 8 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded early morning on Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 5:13 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 121. km below the surface.The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tiakur (pop. 5,200) located 43 km from the epicenter, and Tutuala (pop. 3,700) 92 km away.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 27, 2026 05:13 am (GMT +9) local time (26 Mar 2026 20:13 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 121.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 7.76°S / 127.79°E (Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Timor-Leste)Primary data source: BMKG