4.2
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
Sep 6, 2026, 20:26:48
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on Sep 6, 2026 at 20:26:48. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -328 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-328 km
Significance0
Latitude-5.9800
Longitude128.9300
Event IDemsc:20260906_0000251
Magnitude4.2
Updated:Sep 6, 2026, 20:35:31 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 7, 2026, 05:26:48 GMT+9
- UTC
- Sep 6, 2026, 20:26:48 UTC
-328 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.2229 km NE of Lospalos, Timor-LesteBeforeM3.2Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaAfterM4.5Banda SeaAfterM3.7Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaAfterM2.6Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaAfterM2.9Ceram Sea, IndonesiaAfterM2.8Seram, IndonesiaAfterM5.383 km E of Lospalos, Timor-LesteAfterM5.9253 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor-LesteAfterM4.8253 km WSW of Tual, IndonesiaAfterM4.2Banda SeaAfterM4.4Kep. Tanimbar region, IndonesiaAfter
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