International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584988
Event time 2026-02-28 18:00:43 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 09:00:43 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 18:14:36 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.5
Depth 164 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 Sofifi
Distance 30 km
Course S
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Ternate (39,84 km), Ternate (39,84 km)
Nearest airports
Weda Bay Airport (42,87 km), Weda Bay Airport (42,87 km), Sultan Babullah Airport (44,65 km), Sultan Babullah Airport (44,65 km), Kobok Airport (71,66 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Moti volcano (16,68 km), Mare volcano (20,96 km), Makian volcano (24,34 km), Tidore volcano (27,37 km), Gamalama volcano (44,58 km)
Quick Analysis