Earthquake Details: Molucca Sea

8/16/2026, 5:07:05 PM

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near Molucca Sea on 8/16/2026 at 5:07:05 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -24 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia North Sulawesi Bitung (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-24 km

Significance0

Latitude1.2000

Longitude126.1800

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000626

Magnitude2.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 5:14:46 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 1:07:05 AM GMT+8
UTC: 8/16/2026, 5:07:05 PM UTC

-24 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M5.311 km S of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/13/2026, 6:39:31 PM M4.929 km SW of Balangonan, PhilippinesBefore8/14/2026, 1:14:53 AM M4.7283 km N of Tobelo, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 6:03:54 PM M4.2Mindanao, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 2:57:50 AM M3.6Mindanao, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 4:56:25 AM M3.6north of Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 6:03:30 AM M4.6122 km NW of Luwuk, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 9:51:45 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M3.6Mindanao, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 8:11:35 PM M4.474 km ESE of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 10:10:03 PM M3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 12:02:51 AM M3.7Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 5:18:26 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 05:14 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.