3.5
Earthquake Details: Molucca Sea
Sep 23, 2026, 19:30:41
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred near Molucca Sea on Sep 23, 2026 at 19:30:41. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -22 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-22 km
Significance0
Latitude1.4800
Longitude126.4100
Event IDemsc:20260923_0000260
Magnitude3.5
Updated:Sep 23, 2026, 19:35:30 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 24, 2026, 04:30:41 GMT+9
- UTC
- Sep 23, 2026, 19:30:41 UTC
-22 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.654 km S of Sarangani, PhilippinesBeforeM4.1Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.2Molucca SeaBeforeM4.0Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM5.396 km S of Sarangani, PhilippinesBeforeM4.3Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM3.8Molucca SeaBeforeM4.6106 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaBeforeM4.1Molucca SeaAfterM4.6155 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaAfterM3.9Mindanao, PhilippinesAfterM3.8Halmahera, IndonesiaAfter
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