Earthquake Details: Molucca Sea

8/17/2026, 2:20:19 AM

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Molucca Sea on 8/17/2026 at 2:20:19 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -8 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia North Maluku Ternate (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-8 km

Significance0

Latitude1.1400

Longitude126.4600

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000085

Magnitude2.9

Updated:8/17/2026, 2:28:29 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 11:20:19 AM GMT+9
UTC: 8/17/2026, 2:20:19 AM UTC

-8 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 M4.2Mindanao, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 2:57:50 AM M3.4Mindanao, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 5:44:19 AM M3.6north of Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 6:03:30 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM M3.6Mindanao, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 8:11:35 PM M4.474 km ESE of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/15/2026, 10:10:03 PM M3.3Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 10:18:53 PM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/16/2026, 7:05:16 AM M3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/17/2026, 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 17, 2026, 02:28 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.