M5.3 earthquake Banda Sea
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Wed, Mar 31, 1976, 9:27 PM GMT+9 (12:27 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-31 12:27:03 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.781° S, 129.509° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18433 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 18430 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fqf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.