2.8
Earthquake Details: Seram, Indonesia
8/19/2026, 9:16:42 AM
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near Seram, Indonesia on 8/19/2026 at 9:16:42 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-7 km
Significance0
Latitude-3.1000
Longitude130.7200
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000260
Magnitude2.8
Updated:8/19/2026, 9:21:37 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 6:16:42 PM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 9:16:42 AM UTC
-7 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Ceram Sea, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Banda SeaBeforeM4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM4.0Banda SeaBeforeM2.9Ceram Sea, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.4near the north coast of Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2Papua, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Buru, IndonesiaBefore
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