Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 53 km southeast of Modisi, Indonesia early morning

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Modisi, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, was reported only 7 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 103. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday, January 19th, 2026, at 1:53 am local time. 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 4.9 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Modisi (pop. 560) located 53 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 19, 2026 01:53 am (GMT +8) local time (18 Jan 2026 17:53 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 103.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.04°N / 124.68°E (Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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