Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 100 km northeast of Tiakur, Indonesia early afternoon

An intermediate to deep magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, at 3:10 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 171. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Tiakur (pop. 5,200, 100 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 14, 2026 03:10 pm (GMT +9) local time (14 Jan 2026 06:10 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 171.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.62°S / 128.53°E (Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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