Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 35 km southwest of Amahai, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Saturday, January 17th, 2026, at 8:50 am local time near Amahai, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 34. km. 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 4.9 as well.
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 Amahai (pop. 47,700) located 35 km from the epicenter, Masohi (pop. 36,400) 42 km away, and Ambon (pop. 347,300) 56 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 17, 2026 08:50 am (Jayapura time) local time (16 Jan 2026 23:50 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 34.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.44°S / 128.62°E (West Seram Regency, Maluku, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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