Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Molucca Sea on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026, at 10:58 pm (Universal Time)

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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Indonesia | Quakes in the Philippines | North Maluku | Sulawesi Utara | GorontaloHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake at unknown depth23 Jul 23:05 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 23, 2026 22:58:32 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 23, 2026, at 10:58 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.78Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude0.69°N / 126.342°ENorth Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode0.69°S / 53.658°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoGamalama (111 km / 69 mi)Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.8 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoJul 23, 2026 22:58 GMT / Jul 23, 2026 10:58 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 0.69 / 126.342: Indonesia: Northern Molucca SeaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23210452',0.69000,126.34200,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.8, Indonesia: Northern Molucca Sea',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=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 where the quake might have been felt is Ternate, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 116 km (72 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry116 km (72 mi)E of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)IV: LightNorth MalukuIndonesia135 km (84 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)IV: LightKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia135 km (84 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)IV: LightKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia154 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia159 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia173 km (108 mi)NW of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)IV: LightKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia176 km (109 mi)NW of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)IV: LightKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia185 km (115 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia188 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)IV: LightSulawesi UtaraIndonesia193 km (120 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)IV: LightKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia204 km (127 mi)NE of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterModisi(pop: 560)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia217 km (135 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)III: WeakEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia218 km (136 mi)NE of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia265 km (164 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)III: WeakKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia280 km (174 mi)SE of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)III: WeakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia308 km (192 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)III: WeakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia339 km (210 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)III: WeakKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia365 km (227 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)III: WeakGorontaloIndonesia435 km (271 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)III: WeakKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia447 km (278 mi)S of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)III: WeakKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia475 km (295 mi)E of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)III: WeakKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia506 km (315 mi)S of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)III: WeakKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia529 km (329 mi)SE of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)II: Very weakMalukuIndonesia531 km (330 mi)SE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia532 km (331 mi)SE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia533 km (331 mi)N of epicenterSarangani(pop: 7,510)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines568 km (353 mi)N of epicenterKalbay(pop: 4,340)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines570 km (354 mi)N of epicenterPangyan(pop: 5,260)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines574 km (357 mi)E of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)II: Very weakSouthwest PapuaIndonesia585 km (363 mi)N of epicenterGlan(pop: 24,300)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines587 km (365 mi)N of epicenterCaburan(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines594 km (369 mi)N of epicenterMaasim(pop: 5,850)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines599 km (372 mi)N of epicenterMalapatan(pop: 82,600)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines605 km (376 mi)SW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia606 km (377 mi)N of epicenterLun Pequeno(pop: 11,500)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines619 km (385 mi)N of epicenterKiamba(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines629 km (391 mi)N of epicenterMaitum(pop: 8,480)II: Very weakProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines671 km (417 mi)SW of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia841 km (522 mi)NW of epicenterJolo(pop: 101,000)II: Very weakProvince of Sulu, Autonomous Region in Muslim MindanaoPhilippinesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-07-23EpicenterAgency5.7810 km6.2 mi(*)22:58:32.53Northern Molucca SeaGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 714 km / 444 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceShow moreEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 574 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.66 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 11.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 113 quakes per year (or 9.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 405 quakes per year (or 33.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 573 quakes per year (or 48 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake