An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred just 8 minutes ago, 86 km west of Galela, Indonesia, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.The quake struck at a shallow depth of 20. km beneath the epicenter near Galela, North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, on the morning of Friday, August 28th, 2026, at 9:43 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.Weak shaking might have been felt in Galela (pop. 8,800), located 86 km from the epicenter, and Tobelo (pop. 34,200), 112 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they 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 firsthand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 28, 2026 09:43 am (GMT +9) local time (28 Aug 2026 00:43 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 20.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 1.9°N / 127.02°E (Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG