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M4.3 Earthquake near Banda Sea

UTC time: 2025-03-22 05:44:56 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
147.8 km
Source
USGS

Banda Sea

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About this earthquake

On March 22, 2025 at 05:44 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 148 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
328be81fdc1aa8845e339e8886a8c3cf58ca975f
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
147.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-22 05:44:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.77630, 129.55000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 147.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 147.8 km
Intermediate
147.8 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nila
    Distance: 8 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 50 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 253 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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