International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584424
Event time 2026-02-28 03:02:39 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 18:02:39 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 03:14:29 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 147 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 Tobelo
Distance 51 km
Course NNE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Halamahera 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
Pitu Airport (12,51 km), Pitu Airport (12,51 km), Gamarmalamo Airport (59,34 km), Gamarmalamo Airport (59,34 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Tarakan volcano (55,76 km), Dukono volcano (60,92 km), Hamiding volcano (72,39 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.