4.5
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
Sep 9, 2026, 07:54:23
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on Sep 9, 2026 at 07:54:23. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -120 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-120 km
Significance0
Latitude-6.8879
Longitude129.6932
Event IDemsc:20260909_0000078
Magnitude4.5
Updated:Sep 10, 2026, 06:42:59 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 9, 2026, 16:54:23 GMT+9
- UTC
- Sep 9, 2026, 07:54:23 UTC
-120 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-LesteBeforeM4.2Banda SeaBeforeM3.2Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Kepulauan 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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