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M4.6 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-14 11:55:42 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near Banda Sea (Indonesia) on December 14, 2025 at 11:55 UTC. At roughly 504 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 36 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
1064e6999d5676beace7434520b08092a47d3952
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
504.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-14 11:55:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-7.19000, 125.68000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 504 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 504 km
Deep
504 km
504 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sirung
    Distance: 224 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 268 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 276 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 295 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,251 Catalogue entries

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