Banda Sea

30 days ago

USGS

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Banda Sea on 19 Aug 2026, 14:32 UTC. The hypocentre was 540 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention.

Depth: 540 km
Latitude: 5.21°S
Time: 14:32 UTC
Magnitude: M4.6

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.6

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.

540 KM DEEP

Deep earthquakes rarely cause damage. The energy dissipates over hundreds of kilometres before reaching the surface, though it can still be felt far from the epicentre.