3.8
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
8/13/2026, 9:32:43 AM
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on 8/13/2026 at 9:32:43 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -3 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-3 km
Significance
Latitude-4.0600
Longitude129.2700
Event IDemsc:20260813_0000119
Magnitude3.8
Updated:8/13/2026, 9:42:49 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/13/2026, 6:32:43 PM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/13/2026, 9:32:43 AM UTC
-3 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.5Banda SeaBeforeM3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaAfterM3.4Seram, IndonesiaAfterM4.5Banda SeaAfterM3.4Molucca SeaAfterM4.2Banda SeaAfterM3.5Seram, IndonesiaAfterM4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaAfterM3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaAfterM4.0Banda SeaAfterM4.3241 km S of Sanana, IndonesiaAfterM3.9Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaAfter
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