An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred only 7 minutes ago, 148 km northeast of Tiakur, Indonesia, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake struck at an intermediate depth of 101. km beneath the epicenter near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia, in the evening on Friday, September 11th, 2026, at 8:56 pm local time. 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 reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Tiakur (pop. 5,200), located 148 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Sep 11, 2026 11:56 am (Universal Time) local time (11 Sep 2026 11:56 GMT)Magnitude: 6.1Hypocenter depth: 131.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 7.49°S / 128.94°E (Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: EMSC