An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred late at night on Friday, July 17th, 2026, at 10:38 pm local time near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate to considerable depth of 152. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tiakur (pop. 5,200) located 70 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become 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: Jul 17, 2026 10:38 pm (GMT +9) local time (17 Jul 2026 13:38 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 152.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 7.66°S / 128.19°E (Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake