Maluku, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Maluku (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M4.2 earthquake near Wulur on 2026-09-06 17:19:49 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

113

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M6.5

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M3.91

Avg depth (last 30 days)

68 km

Seismic profile

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

Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Maluku · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 1,797 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 327 days.

Catalogue entries1,79706 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM6.5Maluku ↗

Depth · median35.0 km1,797 events with valid depth

Last 30 days112Previous 30 days: 244

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.

Sep2025

111

Oct2025

128

Nov2025

225

Dec2025

199

Jan2026

222

Feb2026

Mar2026

Apr2026

102

May2026

176

Jun2026

209

Jul2026

172

Aug2026

Sep2026

View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month	06 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 2025	99
October 2025	01 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	111
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 · Partial month	01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 2026	5

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 1,797

M 2.0 – < 3.0495

M 3.0 – < 4.0771

M 4.0 – < 5.0454

M 5.0 – < 6.071

M ≥ 6.06

At what depth did they occur?

1,797 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km869

30 – < 70 km139

70 – < 300 km707

300 – 750 km82

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 days112

Previous 30 days244

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods147

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

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 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

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Data and methodology

Source reports used

Map (last 30 days)

About Maluku

Seismic activity in 2026

Earthquakes in Maluku (last 30 days)