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M3.8 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:57 AM GMT+9 (00:57 UTC), 137 km (85 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-22 00:57:59 UTC
Depth
136.7 km (84.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.947° S, 129.888° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.9 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 101 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Banda Sea · 101 days ago · 159 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.1285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 160 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3294 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 99 days ago · 181 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 89 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3287 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 85 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 160 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.5285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4Banda Sea · 76 days ago · 91 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.2Banda Sea · 72 days ago · 191 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.1276 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 68 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.1Banda Sea · 64 days ago · 154 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.6Banda Sea · 54 days ago · 173 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.1Banda Sea · 53 days ago · 215 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4Banda Sea · 53 days ago · 194 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.5Banda Sea · 50 days ago · 168 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 49 days ago · 167 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 116 days ago · 159 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 122 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3Banda Sea · 123 days ago · 169 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2297 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 165 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.5296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 134 days ago · 152 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t8ht. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.