4.0
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
8/17/2026, 10:08:37 PM
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on 8/17/2026 at 10:08:37 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -207 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-207 km
Significance0
Latitude-6.9400
Longitude129.0900
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000729
Magnitude4.0
Updated:8/17/2026, 10:21:28 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 7:08:37 AM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 10:08:37 PM UTC
-207 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM4.5Banda SeaBeforeM4.2Banda SeaBeforeM3.5Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Ceram Sea, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Banda SeaBeforeM3.5Timor-Leste regionBeforeM4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Kepulauan Alor, IndonesiaAfterM2.9Ceram Sea, IndonesiaAfterM4.3241 km S of Sanana, IndonesiaAfter
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