Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Tahuna, Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Indonesia near Tahuna, Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi Utara, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, at 1:33 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 69. 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tahuna (pop. 35,300) located 80 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 11, 2026 01:33 am (GMT +8) local time (10 Mar 2026 17:33 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 69.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.07°N / 125.96°E (Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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