Indonesia

M4.3 Earthquake near BANDA SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-11 16:16:26 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near BANDA SEA (Indonesia) on August 11, 2025 at 16:16 UTC. At roughly 344 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 47 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
7518e23b990a89d153ef758d0368db81f3791678
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
344.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-11 16:16:26 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-6.49000, 128.42000
Temperature
25.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 344 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 344 km
Deep
344 km
344 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 233 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 272 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,295 Catalogue entries

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

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