The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Indonesia near Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, only 19 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, at 11:11 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 143.03 km. 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.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 4.9, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.9.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Galela (pop. 8,800) located 54 km from the epicenter, Tobelo (pop. 34,200) 73 km away, Ternate (pop. 204,900) 88 km away, Sofifi (pop. 36,200) 96 km away, Sofifi (pop. 36,200) 96 km away, and Daruba (pop. 23,600) 116 km away.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: May 23, 2026 02:11 pm (Universal Time) local time (23 May 2026 14:11 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 143.03 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 1.58°N / 127.37°E (West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: USGS