2026 Molucca Sea earthquake

Name: 2026 Molucca Sea earthquake
Start: 2026

2026 CE.

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On 2 April 2026, a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea, between North Sulawesi and North Maluku Provinces, Indonesia. The offshore epicenter was located near the Batang Dua Islands, at a depth of 35 km (22 mi). One person was killed, four were injured and over 450 structures were damaged or destroyed, the majority of them in the Batang Dua Islands.

Text from the Wikipedia article 2026 North Maluku earthquake, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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