LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Banda Sea
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Banda Sea on 28 Oct 2026, 03:44 UTC. The hypocentre was 141 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 7 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 141 km
- Latitude
- 6.92°S
- Time
- 03:44 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.3
intermediate
129.48°E longitude
28 Oct 2026
mb
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.3
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 43 tonnes of TNT.
141 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
7 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
28 Oct 2026, 04:31 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 02:59 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 02:21 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 02:17 UTC · 10 km deep