4.0
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
Sep 14, 2026, 17:29:27
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on Sep 14, 2026 at 17:29:27. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -647 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-647 km
Significance0
Latitude-7.1700
Longitude123.1700
Event IDemsc:20260914_0000227
Magnitude4.0
Updated:Sep 14, 2026, 17:35:30 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 15, 2026, 01:29:27 GMT+8
- UTC
- Sep 14, 2026, 17:29:27 UTC
-647 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.645 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.3Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM5.150 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM4.655 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM3.8Flores SeaBeforeM4.1Flores SeaBeforeM3.8Flores SeaAfterM3.9Flores SeaAfter
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