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M4.5 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Banda Sea at May 5, 2026, 13:46 UTC, at a depth of 156 km.

Details

Magnitude4.5 mb
TimeMay 5, 2026, 13:46 UTC
Depth156.2 km
Coordinates-6.578, 130.133
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
4.4267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia54 km / 33 midepth 127 km
4.4Banda Sea52 km / 33 midepth 143 km
4.5Banda Sea35 km / 22 midepth 158 km
4.1278 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia50 km / 31 midepth 111 km
4.4Banda Sea13 km / 8 midepth 140 km
4.5296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia43 km / 27 midepth 115 km
4.8289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia23 km / 14 midepth 92 km
4.8244 km W of Tual, Indonesia83 km / 51 midepth 114 km
4.3Banda Sea52 km / 32 midepth 175 km
4.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia35 km / 22 midepth 124 km
4.4270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia47 km / 29 midepth 134 km
4.5Banda Sea22 km / 14 midepth 171 km
4.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia87 km / 54 midepth 167 km
4.5Banda Sea35 km / 22 midepth 168 km
4.4Banda Sea74 km / 46 midepth 194 km
4.1Banda Sea89 km / 55 midepth 215 km
4.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia93 km / 58 midepth 35 km
4.6Banda Sea49 km / 30 midepth 173 km
4.1Banda Sea60 km / 38 midepth 154 km
4.2Banda Sea71 km / 44 midepth 191 km
4.4Banda Sea44 km / 28 midepth 91 km
4.3286 km W of Tual, Indonesia69 km / 43 midepth 141 km
4.5285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia25 km / 16 midepth 94 km
4.2296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia22 km / 13 midepth 81 km
4.3252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia67 km / 42 midepth 140 km

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