LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Banda Sea
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Banda Sea on 19 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC. The hypocentre was 157.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 157.8 km
- Latitude
- 6.34°S
- Time
- 06:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
129.93°E longitude
19 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.5
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.
157.8 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.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.6.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTC · 44 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC · 10 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC · 444.2 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC · 551.9 km deep