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M4.2 Earthquake near BANDA SEA

UTC time: 2026-03-03 19:01:00 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
340.0 km
Source
EMSC

BANDA SEA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near BANDA SEA on March 3, 2026 at 19:01 UTC. At roughly 340 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.

Details

ID
e7f5c9bf19664bf9c30957468684549aaef2730d
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
340.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-03 19:01:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-6.37000, 128.15000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 340 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 340 km
Deep
340 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: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 255 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 281 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)
638
Country (24h)
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