Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 31 km depth23 Jun 19:09 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 23, 2026 19:05:26 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 07:05 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth31 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.28°N / 126.39°EKota Ternate, North Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.28°S / 53.61°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoHiri (112 km / 70 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 energy4 minutes agoJun 23, 2026 19:05 GMT / Jun 23, 2026 07:05 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 1.28 / 126.39: Indonesia: Northern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23128443',1.28000,126.39000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Indonesia: 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 Ternate, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 123 km (77 mi) distance southeast 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(*)RegionCountry123 km (77 mi)SE of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)II: Very weakNorth MalukuIndonesia135 km (84 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia141 km (88 mi)W of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia143 km (89 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)II: Very weakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia143 km (89 mi)SE of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)II: Very weakKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia164 km (102 mi)W of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)I: Not feltKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia167 km (104 mi)E of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia173 km (107 mi)W of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia176 km (110 mi)W of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia187 km (116 mi)E of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia221 km (137 mi)E of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)I: Not feltEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia228 km (142 mi)NE of epicenterDaruba(pop: 23,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Pulau Morotai, North MalukuIndonesia236 km (147 mi)SW of epicenterModisi(pop: 560)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia244 km (152 mi)SE of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia278 km (173 mi)N of epicenterTahuna(pop: 35,300)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-06-23EpicenterAgency3.931 km19 mi19:05:26Northern Molucca SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 673 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.71 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 15.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 143 quakes per year (or 11.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 485 quakes per year (or 40 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 671 quakes per year (or 56 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 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