Earthquake Details: Banda Sea

8/15/2026, 9:23:04 PM

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on 8/15/2026 at 9:23:04 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -147 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Maluku Tual (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-147 km

Significance0

Latitude-6.0600

Longitude130.4700

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000788

Magnitude4.2

Updated:8/15/2026, 9:35:28 PM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 6:23:04 AM GMT+9
UTC: 8/15/2026, 9:23:04 PM UTC

-147 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 6

M3.4Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM M4.5Banda SeaBefore8/15/2026, 1:56:26 PM M3.5Seram, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 4:05:32 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

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, 09:35 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.