Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Indonesia near Tobelo, North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, at 10:44 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 170. km. 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.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tobelo (pop. 34,200) located 103 km from the epicenter, and Galela (pop. 8,800) 105 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: Aug 26, 2025 10:44 am (Jayapura time) local time (26 Aug 2025 01:44 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 170.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 2.6°N / 128.32°E (Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG