Maluku Utara, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Maluku Utara (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude — earthquake near Indonesia on —. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

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Seismic profile

Analysis period06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Maluku Utara · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 1,453 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 264 days.

Catalogue entries1,45306 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM7.8Maluku Utara ↗
Depth · median24.0 km1,453 events with valid depth
Last 30 days0Previous 30 days: 0

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month06 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 202587
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025125
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025112
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025138
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026155
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026137
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 202651
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026377
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 2026218
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 202653
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 20260
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20260
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 20260

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 1,453

M 2.0 – < 3.0616
M 3.0 – < 4.0655
M 4.0 – < 5.0154
M 5.0 – < 6.026
M ≥ 6.02

At what depth did they occur?

1,453 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km875
30 – < 70 km292
70 – < 300 km285
300 – 750 km1

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days0
Previous 30 days0
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods125

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Maluku Utara in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 06 Sep 2025 17:00 – 06 Sep 2026 17:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

30 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Maluku Utara in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC1,374
  • USGS46
  • GFZ26
  • RESIF3
  • ISC3
  • SCEDC1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 17:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5
No map markers available for this period.

About Maluku Utara

North Maluku is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and the Seram Sea to the south.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Maluku Utara recorded 998 earthquakes within Indonesia. The average magnitude was M3.17. The strongest event reached M7.8.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Maluku Utara is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in Indonesia (rank #3 by count).

Considering the strongest recorded event in 2026, Maluku Utara is among the Top 5 strongest regions in Indonesia (rank #1 by max magnitude).

Earthquakes in Maluku Utara (last 30 days)

No events found in this region for the last 30 days.