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M3.4 Earthquake near MOLUCCA SEA

UTC time: 2026-04-18 04:00:30 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.4
Depth
16.0 km
Source
EMSC

MOLUCCA SEA

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About this earthquake

On April 18, 2026 at 04:00 UTC, a magnitude M3.4 earthquake occurred near MOLUCCA SEA. With a focal depth of about 16 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

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

Details

ID
e9ebe01350706c36bb1b06740c53fd6c47a6ad2d
Magnitude
M3.4
Depth
16.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-18 04:00:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.02000, 126.42000
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16 km
Shallow
16 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Hiri
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 118 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia

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

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