Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at unknown depth26 Jul 04:26 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.26 Jul 04:26: Now using data updates from BMKG26 Jul 04:27: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.9. Epicenter location corrected by 6.3 km (3.9 mi) towards NE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 26, 2026 04:21:44 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jul 26, 2026, at 01:21 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude0.07°N / 125.79°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode0.07°S / 54.21°WBrazilShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoSoputan (165 km / 103 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from SEstimated 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 energy13 minutes agoJul 26, 2026 04:21 GMT / Jul 26, 2026 01:21 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 0.07 / 125.79: Northern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 10 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23216781',0.07000,125.79000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Northern Molucca Sea',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 where the quake might have been felt is Modisi, a town with 560 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 156 km (97 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry156 km (97 mi)W of epicenterModisi(pop: 560)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia168 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia168 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)I: Not feltKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia177 km (110 mi)NW of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia182 km (113 mi)NW of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia189 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)I: Not feltNorth MalukuIndonesia203 km (126 mi)E of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia210 km (131 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)I: Not feltKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia238 km (148 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia258 km (160 mi)SE of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia287 km (178 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)I: Not feltEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia296 km (184 mi)NE of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia308 km (191 mi)NE of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia355 km (221 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-07-26EpicenterAgency3.910 km6.2 mi(*)04:21:44Northern Molucca SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)04:21:44Northern Molucca Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)04:21:44MOLUCCA SEA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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 159 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: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 52 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 146 quakes per year (or 12.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 159 quakes per year (or 13.2 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