Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 71 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 7:48 PM GMT+8 (11:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 80 km S of Modisi, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-22 11:48:48 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.174° S, 124.599° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.558 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.6117 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 248 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 5.080 km S of Modisi, Indonesia · 246 days ago · 91 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.587 km S of Modisi, Indonesia · 240 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.3120 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.667 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia · 228 days ago · 80 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.548 km S of Modisi, Indonesia · 220 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.456 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5119 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.652 km S of Modisi, Indonesia · 258 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.574 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 77 km deep · 12 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6yq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.