Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred only 13 minutes ago 136 km northeast of Tiakur, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 78. km beneath the epicenter near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia, early morning on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at 6:59 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.2.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
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 Tiakur (pop. 5,200) located 136 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 13, 2026 06:59 am (GMT +9) local time (12 Jan 2026 21:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 78.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.8°S / 128.98°E (Maluku, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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