Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 106 km depth10 Sep 08:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.10 Sep 08:56: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 10, 2026 08:51:33 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Sep 10, 2026, at 05:51 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.40Depth106 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude0.19°S / 125.21°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode0.19°N / 54.79°WBrazilShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoAmbang (137 km / 85 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 26.8°C (80 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy19 minutes agoSep 10, 2026 08:51 GMT / Sep 10, 2026 05:51 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -0.19 / 125.21: Molucca SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 105 km, BMKG: 4.5 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23350988',-0.19000,125.21000,'19 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Molucca Sea',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 Modisi, a town with 560 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 112 km (69 mi) distance northwest 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(*)RegionCountry112 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterModisi(pop: 560)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia170 km (105 mi)N of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia174 km (108 mi)N of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia182 km (113 mi)N of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia183 km (114 mi)N of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia188 km (117 mi)N of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia190 km (118 mi)N of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia225 km (140 mi)S of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)II: Very weakKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia252 km (157 mi)W of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)II: Very weakGorontaloIndonesia257 km (160 mi)E of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)II: Very weakKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia265 km (165 mi)NE of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)II: Very weakNorth MalukuIndonesia281 km (175 mi)E of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)I: Not feltKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia282 km (175 mi)W of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia290 km (180 mi)SE of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia364 km (226 mi)NE of epicenterGalela(pop: 8,760)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesia377 km (234 mi)NE of epicenterTobelo(pop: 34,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Utara, North MalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-09-10EpicenterAgency4.4106 km66 mi08:51:33MOLUCCA SEAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.5105 km65 mi08:51:33Southern Molucca Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.510 km6.2 mi(*)08:51:31Southern Molucca Sea2.5 km (1.5 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 10, 2026 05:51 pm (GMT +9)19 minutes ago4.4106 km0 km - This quakeMaluku Sea, 190 km S of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 140 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 41 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 126 quakes per year (or 10.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 139 quakes per year (or 11.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake