M5.8 Earthquake — 230 km NW of Tahuna, Kep.sangihe, Sulut, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake was recorded 230 km NW of Tahuna, Kep.sangihe, Sulut, Indonesia on Oct 8, 2026, 8:07:56 AM (2026-10-08T08:07:56.000Z). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.0 km with coordinates 5.6600, 125.1900.
Measured data
- Magnitude
- M5.8 ()
- Exact location
- 230 km NW of Tahuna, Kep.sangihe, Sulut, Indonesia
- Country / region
- Indonesia
- Date and time
- Oct 8, 2026, 8:07:56 AM (2026-10-08T08:07:56.000Z)
- Depth
- 10.0 km (shallow)
- Coordinates
- 5.6600 latitude, 125.1900 longitude
- USGS significance score
- 518
- Status
- reviewed-by-source
Earthquake data at a glance
M5.8 · 10.0 km deep · 173 km S of Davao, Philippines
Magnitude 5.8 was reported for this earthquake.
Reported depth: 10.0 km (shallow, 0–70 km).
The epicentre was 173 km S of Davao, Philippines.
USGS significance score: 518. USGS calculates this number from magnitude, maximum intensity, felt reports and estimated impact; it is not a risk rating.
No felt reports or intensity data have been published for this event.
General information: magnitude measures the energy released at the source on a logarithmic scale — each whole number is roughly 32 times more energy. Depth is how far below the surface the rupture began. Whether an earthquake is felt, and how strongly, depends on many factors and is best shown by felt reports and intensity data.
Regional background: Indonesia
General information about earthquakes in this region. It is not a measurement or assessment of this earthquake.
Indonesia sits where the Indo-Australian, Eurasian (Sunda), Pacific and Philippine Sea plates converge. West of Sumatra and south of Java, the Indo-Australian plate subducts beneath the Sunda plate along the Sunda Trench, producing large megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.
Depths vary widely. Megathrust and crustal events are usually shallower than about 50 km, but the subducting plate reaches more than 600 km beneath the Java Sea, the Flores Sea and the Banda Sea, so very deep earthquakes are common in this region. Deep events are felt more weakly but over a wider area.
Official monitoring: BMKG (Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika).
Location
The epicentre was located at 5.6600 latitude and 125.1900 longitude, 230 km NW of Tahuna, Kep.sangihe, Sulut, Indonesia. The earthquake was shallow at 10.0 km depth.
Other significant earthquakes in Indonesia
- M5.5 — 169 km NW of Tanimbar, Indonesia (2026-11-02)
- M6.0 — 153 km SE of Oksibil, Papuapgngn, Indonesia (2026-10-29)
- M6.4 — 201 km NW of Tanimbar, Indonesia (2026-10-28)
- M5.7 — 29 km NW of Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia (2026-10-11)
- M5.7 — 193 km SW of KAB, Sukabumi, Jabar, Indonesia (2026-10-11)
- M5.2 — 9 km SE of Lombokbarat, NTB, Indonesia (2026-10-06)
Data Source
Measurements on this page are published by BMKG: official BMKG event page. Earthquake Trackers combines reports from the USGS, GeoNet, BMKG and the British Geological Survey (BGS).
Data sources: USGS, GeoNet, BMKG and the British Geological Survey (BGS). The interactive map loads with JavaScript.