July 26, 2007 Earthquake: N, Maluku, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck N, Maluku, Indonesia on July 26, 2007 at 05:40:16 UTC, 25 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 26, 2007
- Time
- 05:40:16 UTC
- Place
- N, Maluku, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.872° N, 127.464° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Several people injured and many houses damaged in
North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Felt (V) on Ternate;
(IV) at Manado and Tobelo; (III) at Labuha, Indonesia.
Also felt at Davao, Philippines. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 2017, Morotai, North Maluku, Indonesia
- May 26, 2003, Morotai, Berebere, Daruba, Indonesia
- November 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- June 4, 2020, Morotai, North Maluku, Indonesia
- November 29, 2006, Morotai, Halmahera, Indonesia
- December 18, 1910, Sulawesi-N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- January 25, 1846, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- November 15, 2014, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- February 11, 2009, Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
- May 20, 1673, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 12, 1673, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7599.