Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 21 km depth6 Aug 20:11 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 6, 2026 20:07:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Aug 6, 2026, at 08:07 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.8Depth21 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude0.24°S / 124.16°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode0.24°N / 55.84°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoAmbang (113 km / 70 mi)Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.8 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoAug 6, 2026 20:07 GMT / Aug 6, 2026 08:07 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -0.24 / 124.16: Indonesia: Southern Molucca SeaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23250194',-0.24000,124.16000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.8, Indonesia: Southern 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 Modisi, a town with 560 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 83 km (52 mi) distance north 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(*)RegionCountry83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterModisi(pop: 560)II: Very weakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)I: Not feltGorontaloIndonesia172 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia187 km (116 mi)N of epicenterTomohon(pop: 27,600)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia191 km (119 mi)NE of epicenterTondano(pop: 33,300)I: Not feltKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia206 km (128 mi)N of epicenterManado(pop: 451,900)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia212 km (132 mi)NE of epicenterLaikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)(pop: 8,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi UtaraIndonesia216 km (134 mi)NE of epicenterBitung(pop: 225,100)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia221 km (137 mi)NE of epicenterBitung(pop: 137,400)I: Not feltSulawesi UtaraIndonesia286 km (178 mi)SE of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia354 km (220 mi)SW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)I: Not feltMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-6EpicenterAgency3.821 km13 mi20:07:10Southern 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 187 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 149 quakes per year (or 12.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 186 quakes per year (or 15.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 24 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake