# Earthquakes and New Landform Emerge

- Place: North Maluku, Indonesia (-1.47, 126.03)
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:29:39.083Z · expires 2026-11-10T21:29:39.083Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/6ge
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A new landform has emerged off the coast of North Maluku, according to Tempo.co. The formation is believed to be the result of seismic activity in the region.

The area experienced a series of light earthquakes, including a magnitude 3.1 event on Nov 3, and a stronger 5.1 quake on Nov 2, per Volcanodiscovery.com.

Indonesia's recent natural events have also included wildfires shifting eastward to Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua, as reported by The Independent.sg.

## Sources

- [What Caused a New Landform to Emerge Off Maluku?](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxPWEhnLVFOckV0RGhyQWpmNUhxZ0x0d2s0OWFmalNLZnhvLTZBNml1VXBOcURPQXp4SDBiQnFLdngxcURzck9uUTdmWEg5TzZKT1lXTVNseFl3c0ZUdDYtcXpyakF2Nm5SMjVNbExiXzV4LWZTTVVKaFJUWlJGbzlyUHJ5ck5fQQ?oc=5) · en.tempo.co · 2026-11-03
- [Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 20 km south of Pulau Latalata Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 07:44 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxQSWlkYXFnTjU3eEZPZ1lHdVZCejB3T1ZWOFBTaVJqaUVVQnhmY1ZzbkJJTjNOSWpjOFhuTHZnc0pfWkVDWjdBQXRydnhCMWFjTWVGdFg1UWN6Y2RYZmRJSjktS2h3aFdXbi13bWg3YmJrSEFENFY3c01TT1dQcDl4RWVzdzcyNjNZb296UmRCRl9iQ09CbmlkN2YzdXVnNW9TMlZFOWJlMWhjMXRPRmxV?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 50 km northeast of Morotai Island, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 10:09 pm (Jayapura time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxQM0VVMkxYVlNiX2dIWDBWRUtlRW9LcUlNa1RSOUZKUTNnTFpmaXAwdmZkVV9VazZlRElsZXMwUE94cDljQzFKbFZvVHpUVmFLcUw1cnZ1UzdsSzNjUndQcDdNeHZzYUU3ZmphWU1qYkhBdmprcFBMdXJ1TXd1djFydzdMYkg5bXhQZlVGcHlZTnlrWkFveXBWc3VKOTIwVHlDM3E1RHFtaFZQcXRGTEww?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Indonesia’s fires shift east to Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua as floods hit 7,615 households in North Sumatra](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxNdFBqVjhsTlNCbllqUHNydkc0YTJ5RE1NRzdTUWpLQ0s2WDYwNGttbnZFd2lRRmZjUF85M3NPdHJweGJsZ3BvUGtobnZweTBJTDhZVzVBT3VPN3FzZ1BxX3B2V1ptRUVUbUJnRFdBRDQ0MDNOMlVZWTlpVVp5Q25XMzBSTXE5YTM2TEhkMWViWDlmZmpfR0EzQWNvbUd6cW5nM01xQlR4WlRodFRuTXl5aDNhTzF3THVQM3ZrRHJ6dVh4REwxRU1OR1lXNA?oc=5) · theindependent.sg · 2026-11-02
- [Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - Banda Sea, 77 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 09:53 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxPVDc0YTVnT3hYNVpNUmdfNE10UnVQMkdSem5NY3Z5SjhOMW8xc2RRUTVQdVRyNFhSU1NkZkRfT1NaVVYxTmRBOUhpVFd3WWdLNmhndEQ5d1dkdDE1d2s2RWNqS0MxVFlWUHNGbXRYbFJ4ajBGWEtsOUZKN1h1bnV4R1hVNks2eG84Y04zSUJHRGt3RklhaERPWFBRM1loa2dxY0R1T3pTUzljZzhtcExDYkFOV0dlb3JCMUNwbXFmUTNOdw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 24 km east of Labuha, Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 07:24 am (Jayapura time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxOODc1RXhHZG5JYUI5WFRSN21QbTQ4cE9yTHpLWGpzOTZ0VFBjQ3lad1B2cE1KVE1weGh0VHZoZXNoM1VPNnZiZjNtdGViei1kVGhQaXVrWDZkZGRzNHV6dFRUclhNamVpTHEyTDlZUFloUnNNdE4tVDFGMUVzbG45Rk1USkJTeVBGY0ozYmltTUxPaFZaVkZERWRIWEJRX2I4V2J5UklKX2Y2UTNOaURN?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-01
- [Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 55 km north of Morotai Island, Indonesia, on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 02:47 am (Jayapura time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxOMUVfakR2VV85QXU2MFdjaUxtX1BHbktwMlUwTl80SEVSTDlUVjhKU2JLa1RsOG1NbG5haXkxajZqb05pYTN2bGZVenZ0VkVLVGdQZzVnY2VkczNCNXRGdUc5OGp0cFlUdUU3YlpoMl9EWG5NVml2MVRuZ01meTdoSllUV2NINlUyQWVMNVBCT1dYRVZJU2VYZ3FkZGNXRFdyR0VZWl9XdXdvX1dHQmdGcw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 44 km east of Morotai Island, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 09:34 am (Jayapura time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxOZnRFUkNPenRjZGZ5cW1KT0N1QkRvSEhUeS1qeVg0eG8zVTZGUlVQc1B2X0gzR3ljRElIZGNDdXV6ZHN0YU0yV2MzbW5VU1cxU2FSNWlrSzRJZkxycGtrU2VxVE5rZDNmQUlYVlhqTmxZMkFVd3VPVy1VYTNFNEdxR0RqZWYzei1sN09JdlJXcUpmc0l6VmNnb1V5VFBEbG54Tk1QR29RdVBYdGVQYmtTSw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31

## Open data shown on the globe

- M5.1 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 197 km deep · 2 d ago · 20 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-8.5,117.0&extent=5.5,135.0&range=week