Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 142 km depth16 Jul 05:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 16, 2026 05:23:03 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 16, 2026, at 05:23 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.90Depth142 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.8°S / 127.81°ESouthwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, IndonesiaAlso near: Timor-Leste 87 km (54 mi) awaySeismic antipode7.8°N / 52.19°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoWurlali (121 km / 75 mi)Estimated 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 energy14 minutes agoJul 16, 2026 05:23 GMT / Jul 16, 2026 05:23 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -7.8 / 127.81: Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23189441',-7.80000,127.81000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia',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 Tiakur, a town with 5,200 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 39 km (24 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 260 km (162 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry39 km (24 mi)S of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia90 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor118 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor136 km (84 mi)SW of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor162 km (100 mi)SW of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)I: Not feltUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor167 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucau, BaucauEast Timor183 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucauEast Timor198 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)I: Not feltViquequeEast Timor213 km (132 mi)W of epicenterManatutu(pop: 1,920)I: Not feltManatuto, ManatutoEast Timor224 km (139 mi)SW of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440)I: Not feltManatutoEast Timor242 km (150 mi)W of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor249 km (155 mi)W of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor260 km (162 mi)W of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)I: Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor268 km (166 mi)SW of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400)I: Not feltAileuEast Timor273 km (170 mi)SW of epicenterSame(pop: 7,500)I: Not feltManufahiEast Timor281 km (174 mi)W of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130)I: Not feltErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor285 km (177 mi)W of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000)I: Not feltBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor286 km (178 mi)SW of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAinaroEast Timor458 km (285 mi)N of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300): Not feltMalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-07-16EpicenterAgency3.9142 km88 mi05:23:03KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 90 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 21.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.3 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 78 quakes per year (or 6.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 90 quakes per year (or 7.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 93 quakes per year (or 7.8 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake