A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred on Tuesday morning, October 27, 2026, at 7:52 am local time near Daruba, Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 83 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Daruba (pop. 23,600), located 101 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 27, 2026 07:52 am (GMT +9) local time (26 Oct 2026 22:52 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 83.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 2.84°N / 127.84°E (Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG