Earthquake Details: Seram, Indonesia

8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred near Seram, Indonesia on 8/15/2026 at 1:35:23 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Maluku Masohi (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-7 km

Significance0

Latitude-2.8000

Longitude129.8700

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000486

Magnitude3.4

Updated:8/15/2026, 1:42:55 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 10:35:23 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM UTC

-7 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.5Banda SeaBefore8/12/2026, 6:58:25 PM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M4.5Banda SeaAfter8/15/2026, 1:56:26 PM M3.4Molucca SeaAfter8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM M4.2Banda SeaAfter8/15/2026, 9:23:04 PM M3.5Seram, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 4:05:32 AM M2.6Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 9:05:49 AM M3.0Ceram Sea, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 10:27:43 AM M3.0Banda SeaAfter8/16/2026, 7:06:50 PM M4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 9:28:18 PM M3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 12:02:51 AM M2.6Papua, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 12:28:46 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 01:42 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.