166 km NE of MALUKUBRTDAYA

51 days ago

BMKG2 SOURCES

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 166 km NE of MALUKUBRTDAYA on 11 Sept 2026, 11:56 UTC. The hypocentre was 143 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 9 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 143 km
Latitude: 7.44°S
Time: 11:56 UTC
Magnitude: M6.2

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 6.2

Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 30 thousand tonnes of TNT.

143 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.