Earthquake Details: Banda Sea

8/15/2026, 1:56:26 PM

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on 8/15/2026 at 1:56:26 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 171.4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Maluku Tual (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth171.4 km

Significance312

Latitude-6.5656

Longitude129.8692

Event IDus6000tl19

Magnitude4.5

Updated:8/15/2026, 5:25:04 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 10:56:26 PM GMT+9
UTC: 8/15/2026, 1:56:26 PM UTC

171.4 km · Intermediate-focus

Between 70 and 300 km deep.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 5

M4.5Banda SeaBefore8/12/2026, 6:58:25 PM M3.4Seram, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:35:23 PM M4.2Banda SeaAfter8/15/2026, 9:23:04 PM M3.5Seram, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 4:05:32 AM M3.0Ceram Sea, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 10:27:43 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 05:25 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.