International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585413
Event time 2026-03-01 07:16:29 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 22:16:29 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-03-01 07:28:21 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 80 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Maluku Utara
Nearest settlement Galela
Distance 67 km
Course WSW
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
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Jailolo/Kuripasai Airport (55,42 km), Jailolo/Kuripasai Airport (55,42 km), Gamarmalamo Airport (67,11 km), Gamarmalamo Airport (67,11 km), Kobok Airport (71,47 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Gamkonora volcano (36,97 km), Todoko-Ranu volcano (42,12 km), Ibu volcano (43,03 km), Tobaru volcano (47,37 km), Jailolo volcano (57,09 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.