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Historic Earthquake
2026 Molucca Sea Earthquake
1 April 2026 · North Maluku, North Sulawesi · Indonesia
On 1 April 2026 at 22:48 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Indonesia (North Maluku, North Sulawesi), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 21 km from its boundary with the Molucca Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 1 April 2026
- Time
- 22:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 35 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.8 m wave)
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Hiri (116 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2019Molucca Islands, N · M 7.11 deaths
- 20192019 Halmahera Earthquake · M 7.38 deaths
- 20142014 Halmahera Earthquake · M 7.1
- 2007Molucca Islands, N · M 7.54 deaths
- 1968Molucca Islands, Manado · M 7.6
- 1942Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.5
- 1932Sulawesi, Kakas · M 7.77 deaths
- 1907Djailolo Gilolo · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth