3.3
Earthquake Details: Molucca Sea
8/19/2026, 5:33:03 AM
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred near Molucca Sea on 8/19/2026 at 5:33:03 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -14 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-14 km
Significance0
Latitude-0.5400
Longitude125.0100
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000166
Magnitude3.3
Updated:8/19/2026, 5:42:38 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 2:33:03 PM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 5:33:03 AM UTC
-14 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Molucca SeaBeforeM3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM4.535 km E of Poso, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaBeforeM3.1Molucca SeaBeforeM3.3Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.3241 km S of Sanana, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM4.8Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.1Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.2Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaAfter
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