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M3.5 Earthquake near Maluku (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-05-17 11:17:18 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.5 earthquake was recorded near Maluku (Indonesia) on May 17, 2026 at 11:17 UTC. At around 161 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 52 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
c202d7fbb64ef6fbd399e982923f7062dc2dfd01
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
161.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-17 11:17:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Maluku
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.82000, 127.96000
Temperature
29.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 161 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 161 km
Intermediate
161 km
161 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 209 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 362 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 424 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Jos Orno Imsula AirportIndonesia · JIO · WAPM
    36.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-28

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

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

28 Sep 2025 – 28 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,259 Catalogue entries

Of 1,258 other entries for this area and period, 839 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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