Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon in the Maluku Sea near Ternate (Indonesia).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on April 13th, 2026.

A significant Magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 89 kilometer from Ternate, Indonesia in the afternoon of Monday April 13th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Maluku Sea, 86 kilometers (53 mi) off the coast of Indonesia, 89 kilometer west of Ternate in North Maluku. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 55 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Apr 13, 2026 15:23 (Jayapura Time) - Apr 13, 2026 06:23 Universal Time.
Location:	89 km west of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia. Coordinates 1°1'27"N 126°37'20"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.2 Detected by 56 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.077 .
Depth:	55 km (34 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in Indonesia . Ternate in North Maluku, Indonesia is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 89 kilometer (55 mi) west of Ternate.

The table below provides an overview of all places in proximity of today's earthquake.

Overview of nearby places

8 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 8 smaller aftershocks were detected. At a distance of 60 km (37 mi) northwest of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 36 mins later. It measured a magnitude of 4.9

Before this earthquake struck, 145 smaller foreshocks occurred. Nearby this earthquake a foreshock struck 2 mins earlier. It measured a magnitude of 5

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since April 4th, 2026, when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit 62 km (38 mi) further west. An even stronger magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck on April 1st, 2026.

In total, 149 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.2 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 24 days.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 13/04/26 10:58 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us6000splc
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260413_0000104
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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