Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at unknown depth30 Aug 02:05 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 8 minutes.30 Aug 02:05: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 30, 2026 01:57:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 30, 2026, at 01:57 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.48°N / 127.26°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode3.48°S / 52.74°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTarakan (194 km / 121 mi)Estimated 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 energy8 minutes agoAug 30, 2026 01:57 GMT / Aug 30, 2026 01:57 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 3.48 / 127.26: Talaud Islands, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23322578',3.48000,127.26000,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Talaud Islands, 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 near the epicenter is Galela, a town with 8,800 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 193 km (120 mi) distance to the south, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. 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It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-30EpicenterAgency3.910 km6.2 mi(*)01:57:30Talaud Islands, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)01:57:30Talaud Islands, Indonesia0 km (0 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 240 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.32 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 9.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 101 quakes per year (or 8.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 225 quakes per year (or 18.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 240 quakes per year (or 20 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake