2.6
Earthquake Details: Seram, Indonesia
8/17/2026, 5:36:55 PM
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Seram, Indonesia on 8/17/2026 at 5:36:55 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude-2.7600
Longitude129.5600
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000594
Magnitude2.6
Updated:8/17/2026, 6:14:28 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 2:36:55 AM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 5:36:55 PM UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM4.5Banda SeaBeforeM3.4Molucca SeaBeforeM4.2Banda SeaBeforeM3.5Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Ceram Sea, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Banda SeaBeforeM4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Seram, IndonesiaAfterM4.0Banda SeaAfter
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