4.9
Earthquake Details: Banda Sea
8/19/2026, 2:32:22 PM
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea on 8/19/2026 at 2:32:22 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 538.07 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth538.07 km
Significance369
Latitude-5.1696
Longitude125.5363
Event IDus6000tlvn
Magnitude4.9
Updated:8/19/2026, 2:47:38 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 11:32:22 PM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 2:32:22 PM UTC
538.07 km · Deep-focus
More than 300 km deep. Deep earthquakes can be felt across a wide area.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Banda SeaBeforeM3.5Timor-Leste regionBeforeM4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaBeforeM4.0Banda SeaBeforeM3.0Kepulauan Alor, IndonesiaBeforeM2.9Ceram Sea, IndonesiaBeforeM4.3241 km S of Sanana, IndonesiaBeforeM2.8Seram, IndonesiaBeforeM2.9Flores SeaBeforeM3.0Buru, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaBeforeM3.1Flores Region, IndonesiaAfter
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