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M4.4 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Tue, Jun 8, 1982, 7:41 AM GMT+9 (22:41 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-06-07 22:41:15 UTC
Depth
163.6 km (101.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.214° S, 129.929° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16146 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5222 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16146 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.6Banda Sea · 16140 days ago · 146 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6Banda Sea · 16132 days ago · 187 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.2Banda Sea · 16124 days ago · 141 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Banda Sea · 16187 days ago · 149 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.1Banda Sea · 16208 days ago · 191 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.6Banda Sea · 16212 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ms5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.