An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred in the morning on Friday, July 3rd, 2026, at 11:31 am local time near Tobelo, North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 120.93 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.8. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 6.2, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 6.2, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 6.3, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.2.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Galela (pop. 8,800) located 33 km from the epicenter, Tobelo (pop. 34,200) 58 km away, Daruba (pop. 23,600) 93 km away, Ternate (pop. 204,900) 115 km away, Sofifi (pop. 36,200) 121 km away, and Sofifi (pop. 36,200) 121 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become 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: Jul 3, 2026 11:31 am (GMT +9) local time (3 Jul 2026 02:31 GMT)Magnitude: 6.2Depth: 120.93 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 1.82°N / 127.49°E (West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: USGS