MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
139 km NW of TUAL-MALUKU
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 139 km NW of TUAL-MALUKU on 29 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in -.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 4.40°S
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.3
shallow
132.49°E longitude
29 Oct 2026
moment magnitude
REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)
EPICENTRE
SHAKEMAP (BMKG)
View the official report↗MAGNITUDE 5.3
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 1 thousand tonnes of TNT.
10 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.
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