An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred just 5 minutes ago, 19 km south of Manado, Indonesia, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.The quake struck at an intermediate depth of 148. km beneath the epicenter near Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, on Monday afternoon, November 2nd, 2026, at 4:13 pm local time. 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 reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Tomohon (pop. 27,600), located 3 km from the epicenter; Tondano (pop. 33,300), 9 km away; Manado (pop. 451,900), 19 km away; Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop. 8,000), 25 km away; Bitung (pop. 225,100), 36 km away; and Bitung (pop. 137,400), 43 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Nov 2, 2026 04:13 pm (Makassar time) local time (2 Nov 2026 08:13 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Hypocenter depth: 148.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 1.31°N / 124.83°E (Kota Tomohon, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG