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Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 07:52 | 39 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Indonesia was shaken near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, by a magnitude-5.2 earthquake just 7 minutes ago, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake struck at an intermediate depth of 96. km beneath the epicenter near Tiakur, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia, on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, at 4:44 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tiakur (pop. 5,200), located 61 km from the epicenter.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Oct 20, 02:20 am (GMT +9)

4.4

41 km45 km (28 mi) to the S Banda Sea, 30 km north of Pulau Lakor Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I felt it InfoOct 19, 08:10 pm (GMT +9)

4.1

153 km30 km (18 mi) to the NE Banda Sea, 44 km southwest of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I felt it InfoOct 19, 05:24 am (Jayapura)

4.4

143 km62 km (38 mi) to the E Banda Sea, 24 km south of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I felt it InfoOct 16, 05:12 pm (Jayapura)

4.0

165 km42 km (26 mi) to the NE Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia  I felt it InfoOct 12, 05:30 pm (Jayapura)

4.7

22 km118 km (74 mi) to the SE Timor Sea, 88 km east of Pulau Lakor Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoSep 11, 03:44 am (GMT +9)

5.3

10 km122 km (76 mi) to the S Timor Sea, 45 km south of Pulau Leti Island, Maluku, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoJun 7, 11:53 am (Jayapura)

5.1

161 km35 km (22 mi) to the E Banda Sea, 42 km southwest of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoMar 29, 03:38 am (Jayapura)

5.8

159 km37 km (23 mi) to the W 138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 3 reportsInfoJan 26, 09:54 am (GMT +9)

5.1

155 km40 km (25 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 30 km southeast of Pulau Maopora Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoJan 13, 06:59 am (GMT +9)

5.0

50 km96 km (60 mi) to the E Banda Sea, 44 km north of Pulau Sermata Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoJul 26, 2024 05:32 am (GMT +9)

5.9

166 km71 km (44 mi) to the E

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Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 06:58 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred just 8 minutes ago, 27 km north of Catania, Italy, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake struck at a very shallow depth of 7.30 km beneath the epicenter near Catania, Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy, on the morning of Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, at 8:49 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.9 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Milo (pop. 620), located 7 km from the epicenter; Giarre (pop. 24,100), 12 km away; Acireale (pop. 49,500), 18 km away; Mascalucia (pop. 32,200), 18 km away; Adrano (pop. 34,400), 20 km away; Paterno (pop. 46,000), 22 km away; Misterbianco (pop. 45,500), 24 km away; and Catania (pop. 311,600), 27 km away.

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