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M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea

UTC time: 2026-04-13 06:23:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Northern Molucca Sea

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M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea · 2026-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea · 2026-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Northern Molucca Sea on April 13, 2026 at 06:23 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
902b5d0f01ee35b7c0f60569f2d016134b9c627f
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-13 06:23:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
1.10000, 126.59000
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ternate94.8 kmE210'836
General Santos579.2 kmN722'059

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Hiri
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 89 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 97 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    93.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours13
First 24 hours28
First 72 hours57
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M5.22026-04-13 06:23:23 UTC9.2 kmMaluku Utara M5.22026-04-13 06:23:23 UTC7.6 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.92026-04-13 06:28:04 UTC13.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.62026-04-13 06:50:17 UTC22.5 kmMOLUCCA SEA M4.92026-04-13 06:59:44 UTC50.7 km137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia M4.92026-04-13 06:59:44 UTC44.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M5.02026-04-13 06:59:45 UTC44.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.12026-04-13 08:21:47 UTC24.1 kmMaluku Utara M3.22026-04-13 08:29:05 UTC14.2 kmMaluku Utara M3.42026-04-13 11:11:07 UTC22.2 kmMaluku Utara M2.82026-04-13 11:17:14 UTC26.1 kmMaluku Utara M2.62026-04-13 11:52:08 UTC5.6 kmMaluku Utara

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#63
Earlier events M≥4431
Earlier events M≥5137
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.82026-04-01 22:48:15 UTC26.2 kmMaluku Utara M7.52026-04-01 22:48:14 UTC32.6 kmMaluku Utara M7.42026-04-01 22:48:14 UTC35.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M7.42026-04-01 22:48:13 UTC37.3 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M7.32026-04-01 22:48:15 UTC32.7 kmIndonesia [Sea]

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