Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 19 km northeast of Sofifi, Indonesia

Just 5 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Sofifi, Kota Tidore Kepulauan, North Maluku, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Sunday, January 25th, 2026, at 8:42 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 9. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Sofifi (pop. 36,200) located 19 km from the epicenter, and Ternate (pop. 204,900) 32 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Maba (pop. 12,600) located 73 km from the epicenter, Tobelo (pop. 34,200) 102 km away, and Galela (pop. 8,800) 106 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 25, 2026 08:42 am (GMT +9) local time (24 Jan 2026 23:42 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 9.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.88°N / 127.66°E (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, North Maluku, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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