International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584479
Event time 2026-02-28 04:15:59 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 20:15:59 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 04:34:12 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.4
Depth 389.9 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Great depth
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 North Sulawesi
Nearest settlement Manado
Distance 218 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Celebes Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Tahuna (112,56 km), Tahuna (112,56 km)
Nearest airports
Naha Airport (119,07 km), Naha Airport (119,07 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Awu volcano (110,56 km), Lipang volcano (114,15 km), Banua Wuhu volcano (115,14 km), Napo Taroare volcano (118,15 km), Karangetang volcano (123,34 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.