42 km NE of PULAUDOI-MALUT

3 days ago

BMKG2 SOURCESFELT

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 42 km NE of PULAUDOI-MALUT on 14 Sept 2026, 10:58 UTC. The hypocentre was 145 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Morotai, Halmahera Utara and Manado. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 145 km
Latitude: 2.52°N
Time: 10:58 UTC
Magnitude: M6.2

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

III–IVMorotai, III Halmahera Utara, III Manadoweak to light shaking

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 6.2

Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 30 thousand tonnes of TNT.

145 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.