Earthquake Details: Ceram Sea, Indonesia

8/16/2026, 10:27:43 AM

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near Ceram Sea, Indonesia on 8/16/2026 at 10:27:43 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -12 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Maluku Ambon City (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-12 km

Significance0

Latitude-2.7000

Longitude128.0400

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000367

Magnitude3.0

Updated:8/16/2026, 10:35:37 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 7:27:43 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/16/2026, 10:27:43 AM UTC

-12 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 10

M3.0Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:35:42 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M3.4Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM M4.5Banda SeaBefore8/15/2026, 1:56:26 PM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM M2.6Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 6:13:09 PM M4.2Banda SeaBefore8/15/2026, 9:23:04 PM M2.8Halmahera, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 3:03:12 AM M3.5Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 4:05:32 AM M2.5Molucca SeaBefore8/16/2026, 7:14:32 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 16, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.