An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred early evening on Friday, July 18th, 2025, at 6:12 pm local time near Amahai, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 88. 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 Masohi (pop. 36,400) located 102 km from the epicenter, and Amahai (pop. 47,700) 104 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: Jul 18, 2025 06:12 pm (GMT +9) local time (18 Jul 2025 09:12 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 88.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 3.92°S / 129.65°E (Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG