4.4
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
Sep 14, 2026, 22:43:20
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on Sep 14, 2026 at 22:43:20. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -160 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-160 km
Significance0
Latitude-5.7900
Longitude130.1300
Event IDemsc:20260914_0000286
Magnitude4.4
Updated:Sep 14, 2026, 22:56:31 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 15, 2026, 07:43:20 GMT+9
- UTC
- Sep 14, 2026, 22:43:20 UTC
-160 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 9
M4.8253 km WSW of Tual, IndonesiaBeforeM4.2Banda SeaBeforeM4.4Kep. Tanimbar region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.6157 km SSE of Labuha, IndonesiaBeforeM4.8289 km WSW of Tual, IndonesiaAfterM4.5251 km E of Lospalos, Timor-LesteAfterM4.1Ceram Sea, IndonesiaAfterM4.6Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaAfterM4.3Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaAfter
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