A moderately shallow magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported early in the morning near Galela, North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake struck on Thursday, October 29th, 2026, at 4:56 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 53 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), at magnitude 5.2, and the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, also at magnitude 5.2.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 Galela (pop. 8,800), located 122 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they 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: Oct 29, 2026 04:56 am (GMT +9) local time (28 Oct 2026 19:56 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Hypocenter depth: 53.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 2.47°N / 126.9°E (Indonesia)Primary data source: EMSC