Maluku, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Maluku (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M5.1 earthquake near Maluku on 2026-10-21 07:44:16 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M5.1

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M3.96

Avg depth (last 30 days)

104 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:00 UTC

Minimum magnitude

The last update is over two hours old. The figures reflect the data timestamp shown below.

What the data show

Maluku · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 1,734 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 325 days.

Catalogue entries1,73405 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM6.5Maluku ↗

Depth · median35.0 km1,734 events with valid depth

Last 30 days52Previous 30 days: 118

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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

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

Oct2025

128

Nov2025

225

Dec2025

199

Jan2026

222

Feb2026

Mar2026

Apr2026

102

May2026

176

Jun2026

209

Jul2026

172

Aug2026

Sep2026

Oct2026

View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month	05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	95
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	128
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	225
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	199
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	222
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	63
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	86
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	102
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	176
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	209
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	172
September 2026	01 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 2026	46
October 2026 · Partial month	01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 2026	11

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 1,734

M 2.0 – < 3.0480

M 3.0 – < 4.0743

M 4.0 – < 5.0439

M 5.0 – < 6.066

M ≥ 6.06

At what depth did they occur?

1,734 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km830

30 – < 70 km134

70 – < 300 km686

300 – 750 km84

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 days52

Previous 30 days118

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods146

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 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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

M6.5

Seismic profile

Maluku · M ≥ 2.0

Earthquakes by month

How strong were the earthquakes?

At what depth did they occur?

Current period in context

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Strongest recorded earthquake

Maluku

Maluku

Maluku

Data and methodology

Source reports used

Map (last 30 days)

About Maluku

Seismic activity in 2026

Earthquakes in Maluku (last 30 days)