2.8
Earthquake Details: Molucca Sea
8/17/2026, 4:03:31 PM
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near Molucca Sea on 8/17/2026 at 4:03:31 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -15 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-15 km
Significance0
Latitude-0.0400
Longitude126.6300
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000532
Magnitude2.8
Updated:8/17/2026, 4:07:32 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 1:03:31 AM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 4:03:31 PM UTC
-15 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.6north of Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4Molucca SeaBeforeM3.3Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM3.5Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4Molucca SeaBeforeM3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3Halmahera, IndonesiaAfterM4.3241 km S of Sanana, IndonesiaAfter
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