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M4.5 Earthquake near Banda Sea

UTC time: 2025-04-08 05:40:28 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
131.4 km
Source
USGS

Banda Sea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near Banda Sea on April 8, 2025 at 05:40 UTC. At around 131 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
95f452d870909c58f898e4793b99b235a7714813
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
131.4 km
UTC time
2025-04-08 05:40:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.65460, 129.87700

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 131.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 131.4 km
Intermediate
131.4 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

  • Serua
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 42 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 237 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.

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