Earthquake Details: Halmahera, Indonesia

8/17/2026, 12:02:51 AM

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred near Halmahera, Indonesia on 8/17/2026 at 12:02:51 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia North Maluku Sofifi (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-10 km

Significance0

Latitude0.1600

Longitude128.8700

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000001

Magnitude3.7

Updated:8/17/2026, 12:07:28 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 9:02:51 AM GMT+9
UTC: 8/17/2026, 12:02:51 AM UTC

-10 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.7283 km N of Tobelo, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 6:03:54 PM M3.6north of Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 6:03:30 AM M3.2Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 8:56:54 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M3.4Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM M3.3Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 10:18:53 PM M3.5Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 4:05:32 AM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/16/2026, 7:05:16 AM M3.2Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 2:42:47 AM M3.0Molucca SeaAfter8/17/2026, 4:08:39 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 17, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.