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M4.5 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Banda Sea at Jan 29, 2026, 21:52 UTC, at a depth of 144 km.

Details

Magnitude4.5 mb
TimeJan 29, 2026, 21:52 UTC
Depth143.7 km
Coordinates-6.982, 129.936
Felt reports0
Tsunami flagNone
SourceUSGS event page
Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
MagnitudeLocationDistanceDepthTime
4.4Banda Sea40 km / 25 midepth 143 km
4.5Banda Sea72 km / 45 midepth 158 km
4.4283 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste85 km / 53 midepth 170 km
4.1278 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia100 km / 62 midepth 111 km
4.4Banda Sea63 km / 39 midepth 140 km
4.5296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia91 km / 56 midepth 115 km
4.8289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia60 km / 37 midepth 92 km
4.3Banda Sea28 km / 17 midepth 175 km
4.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia85 km / 53 midepth 124 km
4.4270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia97 km / 60 midepth 134 km
4.3Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia92 km / 57 midepth 27 km
4.5Banda Sea62 km / 38 midepth 171 km
4.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia46 km / 28 midepth 167 km
4.5Banda Sea45 km / 28 midepth 168 km
4.4Banda Sea70 km / 44 midepth 194 km
4.1Banda Sea75 km / 46 midepth 215 km
4.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia65 km / 40 midepth 35 km
4.6Banda Sea39 km / 24 midepth 173 km
4.1Banda Sea43 km / 26 midepth 154 km
4.1276 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste90 km / 56 midepth 72 km
4.2Banda Sea45 km / 28 midepth 191 km
4.4Banda Sea10 km / 6 midepth 91 km
4.5285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia63 km / 39 midepth 94 km
4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia65 km / 40 midepth 160 km
4.3287 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste80 km / 50 midepth 125 km

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.