International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1760428
Event time 2026-09-29 04:41:11 (UTC)
Local time 2026-09-28 19:41:11 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-09-29 04:50:22 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.3
Depth 105 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Maluku Utara
Nearest settlement Ternate
Distance 73 km
Course NNW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Molukka Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Ternate (73,21 km), Ternate (73,21 km)
Nearest airports
Jailolo/Kuripasai Airport (50,43 km), Jailolo/Kuripasai Airport (50,43 km), Sultan Babullah Airport (68,26 km), Sultan Babullah Airport (68,26 km), Kobok Airport (72,28 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Todoko-Ranu volcano (41,92 km), Gamkonora volcano (45,64 km), Jailolo volcano (49,35 km), Ibu volcano (57,78 km), Hiri volcano (58,58 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.