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M6.6 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-28 14:40:18 UTC Local time: —
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M6.6 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia) · 2025-10-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.6 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia) · 2025-10-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 28, 2025 at 14:40 UTC, a magnitude M6.6 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea (Indonesia). At around 136 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 30 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
5ccf887db5db0af145074bfcd4781a772de146b6
Magnitude
M6.6
Depth
136.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-28 14:40:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-6.75000, 129.94000
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 136 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 136 km
Intermediate
136 km
136 km — deeper than the regional average (43.6 km)
Regional average: 43.6 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
Tual335.0 kmE90'470
Ambon City391.4 kmNW347'288
Makassar1175.7 kmW1'474'393

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Nila
    Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 248 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM6.4
M6.42025-10-28 14:40:19 UTC10.7 kmBanda Sea M6.12025-10-28 14:40:20 UTC9.3 kmBanda Sea M3.62025-10-29 11:17:02 UTC130.0 kmBANDA SEA M4.62025-10-29 12:26:15 UTC143.7 kmTanimbar Islands Region, Indonesia M4.32025-10-29 12:26:17 UTC158.1 km177 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M4.32025-10-29 12:26:17 UTC160.1 kmKEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA M3.92025-10-31 00:54:55 UTC53.0 kmBANDA SEA M4.32025-10-31 21:10:04 UTC85.8 kmKEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA M4.22025-11-01 07:25:12 UTC139.9 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M4.02025-11-01 10:46:07 UTC185.8 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M4.52025-11-02 04:30:45 UTC187.6 km147 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M4.32025-11-02 04:30:45 UTC188.6 kmKEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,278 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥4294
Earlier events M≥541
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-07-14 05:49:58 UTC158.4 km177 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M6.72025-07-14 05:49:58 UTC146.5 kmKEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA M6.72025-07-14 05:49:57 UTC162.3 km173 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M6.72025-07-14 05:49:57 UTC155.8 km179 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M6.72025-07-14 05:49:56 UTC155.9 km179 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

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