Maluku, Indonesia – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Maluku (Indonesia). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M3.9 earthquake near Maluku on 2026-10-21 20:25:59 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)

103 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 ≥ 4.5

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 193 event entries of M4.5 or above for this area and period, spread over 108 days.

Catalogue entries19305 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM6.5Maluku ↗

Depth · median106.4 km193 events with valid depth

Last 30 days9Previous 30 days: 16

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 ≥ 4.5

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

Oct2025

Nov2025

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Jan2026

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Oct2026

View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month	05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	23
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	26
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	26
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	29
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	22
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	5
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	6
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	9
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	13
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	8
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	16
September 2026	01 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 2026	9
October 2026 · Partial month	01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 2026	1

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 193

M 4.5 – < 5.0121

M 5.0 – < 6.066

M ≥ 6.06

At what depth did they occur?

193 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km60

30 – < 70 km18

70 – < 300 km101

300 – 750 km14

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 days9

Previous 30 days16

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods16

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 ≥ 4.5

M6.5

Seismic profile

Maluku · M ≥ 4.5

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)