Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 42 km southeast of Miangas, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Miangas, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, was reported only 13 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 85. km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Thursday, February 19th, 2026, at 9:44 pm 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 Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.9. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Miangas (pop. 820) located 42 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 19, 2026 01:44 pm (Universal Time) local time (19 Feb 2026 13:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 80.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.84°N / 126.99°E (Sulawesi Utara, Philippines)
Primary data source: EMSC
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