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M4.3 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-04 10:48:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near Banda Sea (Indonesia) on August 4, 2025 at 10:48 UTC. At roughly 392 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 event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 38 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
3f45bee018fe30d9fd8e57e648726132de6a8d4a
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
392.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-04 10:48:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-6.00000, 128.00000
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 392 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 392 km
Deep
392 km
392 km — deeper than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 185 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 265 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,254 Catalogue entries

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