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M5.7 Earthquake near Banda Sea

UTC time: 2026-06-05 15:57:04 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.7

Depth: 144.0 km
Source: GFZ

Banda Sea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near Banda Sea on June 5, 2026 at 15:57 UTC. At around 144 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

1fbf5087350882762bb31773bb48b179afee2304

Magnitude

M5.7

Depth

144.0 km

UTC time

2026-06-05 15:57:04 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-7.76000, 127.26000

Temperature

27.1°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

144 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Lospalos89.5 kmS17'186

Dili205.8 kmSW150'000

Makassar912.3 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Wurlali

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Teon

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Nila

Distance: 272 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
Serua

Distance: 344 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
Sirung

Distance: 354 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
Tara, Batu

Distance: 405 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Jos Orno Imsula AirportIndonesia · JIO · WAPM
83.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4

First 24 hours6

First 72 hours12

Strongest subsequent eventM5.3

M5.12026-06-05 15:57:05 UTC7.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near Ambon (Monde) M5.32026-06-05 15:57:05 UTC8.8 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M5.02026-06-05 15:57:12 UTC65.0 kmTimor Region M3.42026-06-05 19:08:05 UTC139.2 kmDarinau M4.42026-06-05 22:16:17 UTC148.8 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M3.52026-06-06 11:13:04 UTC132.4 kmEAST TIMOR REGION M5.22026-06-06 22:38:35 UTC125.2 kmBagia M4.22026-06-07 01:13:45 UTC83.4 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M5.12026-06-07 02:53:05 UTC133.8 kmMaluku M5.22026-06-07 02:53:06 UTC136.3 kmMaluku M2.82026-06-07 05:46:30 UTC116.5 kmTimor-Leste M3.32026-06-07 19:48:15 UTC136.7 kmEAST TIMOR REGION

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4

Earlier events M≥4140

Earlier events M≥523

Compared since2025-01-05

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92026-03-28 18:38:29 UTC73.6 kmBanda Sea M5.92026-03-28 18:38:28 UTC62.5 km141 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M5.92025-05-15 00:50:51 UTC145.4 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M5.72025-04-01 10:15:55 UTC142.1 km205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M5.72026-03-28 18:38:31 UTC53.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.7, near of Ambon (Monde)

Stats (last 24h)

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