A shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported in the morning near Majene, Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at 9:09 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well.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 Majene (pop. 73,900) located 27 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Polewali (pop. 65,800) located 53 km from the epicenter, and Parepare (pop. 160,300) 72 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sengkang (pop. 59,500) located 119 km from the epicenter.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 9, 2026 01:09 am (Universal Time) local time (9 Jul 2026 01:09 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 3.81°S / 119.02°E (Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG