LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
72 km SW of Seluma
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Seluma on 15 Sept 2026, 16:12 UTC. The hypocentre was 34 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Bengkulu.
- Depth
- 34 km
- Latitude
- 4.36°S
- Time
- 16:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
shallow · at sea
101.99°E longitude
15 Sept 2026
moment magnitude
REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
34 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
17 Sept 2026, 06:48 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:42 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:32 UTC · 36.7 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:20 UTC · 24 km deep