118 km NW of Jailolo

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BMKG2 SOURCESFELT

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 118 km NW of Jailolo on 17 Sept 2026, 06:20 UTC. The hypocentre was 24 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Batang Dua, Manado and Ternate. The figures have been revised 1 time since the first report. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 24 km
Latitude: 1.35°N
Time: 06:20 UTC
Magnitude: M5.1

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

III–IVBatang Dua, III Manado, III Ternateweak to light shaking

EPICENTRE

SEA

SHAKEMAP (BMKG)

BMKG shakemap for the M5.1 earthquake near Jailolo

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MAGNITUDE 5.1

Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 674 tonnes of TNT.

24 KM DEEP

Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.