Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 183 km depth25 Feb 04:10 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.25 Feb 04:24: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 217.00 to 183.00 km (from 135 to 114 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards SSE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeFeb 25, 2026 04:02:52 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Feb 25, 2026, at 01:02 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth183 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.22°S / 129.15°EMaluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode7.22°N / 50.85°W French GuianaShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTeon (33 km / 21 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy31 minutes agoFeb 25, 2026 04:02 GMT / Feb 25, 2026 01:02 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -7.22 / 129.15: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 183 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 217 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22751591',-7.22000,129.15000,'31 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Banda Sea',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Tiakur, a town with 5,200 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 182 km (113 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry182 km (113 mi)SW of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia246 km (153 mi)SW of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor252 km (156 mi)E of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesia278 km (173 mi)SW of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor299 km (186 mi)SW of epicenterGunung Dilarini(pop: 365)I: Not feltLuro, LauteinEast Timor319 km (198 mi)SW of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)I: Not feltUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor406 km (252 mi)N of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300): Not feltMalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-02-25EpicenterAgency3.9183 km114 mi04:02:52Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.9183 km114 mi04:02:52Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.9217 km135 mi04:02:51KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA4.6 km (2.8 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 161 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 17.9 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.37 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 150 quakes per year (or 12.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 160 quakes per year (or 13.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 168 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 9 hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026, at 04:24 am (GMT +9 local time) in 7.7 km (4.8 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 4.1 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 3 years earlier, on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023, at 02:47 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in Banda Sea, Indonesia:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Jan 10, 2023 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.1. It had occurred 62 years ago earlier, on Monday, Nov 4, 1963, at 10:17 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 8.1 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Nov 4, 1963 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapFeb 25, 04:24 am (GMT +9)4.1131 km7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 52 km east of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoFeb 25, 02:00 am (GMT +9)4.4216 km91 km (57 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 90 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoFeb 25, 12:05 am (GMT +9)3.6155 km47 km (29 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 12 km east of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoFeb 24, 10:41 pm (GMT +9)3.810 km88 km (55 mi) to the SEKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, 183 km west of Saumlaki, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoFeb 24, 02:27 pm (GMT +9)4.2135 km40 km (25 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 66 km southeast of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoFeb 22, 04:03 am (Jayapura)4.0179 km64 km (40 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 85 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoFeb 17, 11:31 am (GMT +9)4.5171 km80 km (49 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 46 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 8, 2023 01:53 pm (GMT +9)7.16 km100 km (62 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 166 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 22, 2023 11:59 pm (Jayapura)6.6214 km80 km (50 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 94 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 215 reportsInfoMay 25, 2023 12:49 am (Jayapura)6.2158 km52 km (32 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 106 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 739 reportsInfoJan 10, 2023 02:47 am (Jayapura)7.9131 km114 km (71 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 101 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 880 reportsInfoDec 30, 2021 03:25 am (Jayapura)7.3165 km177 km (110 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 19 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1221 reportsInfoMay 6, 2020 10:53 pm (GMT +9)6.7113 km85 km (53 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 65 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 471 reportsInfoJun 24, 2019 11:53 am (Jayapura)7.3214 km89 km (55 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 90 km west of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 186 reportsInfoDec 1, 2018 10:27 pm (Jayapura)6.4146 km53 km (33 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 28 km southeast of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia 185 reportsInfoMar 26, 2018 05:14 am (GMT +9)6.4169 km98 km (61 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 145 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 45 reportsInfoDec 1, 2013 10:24 am (Jayapura)6.49.9 km88 km (55 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 36 km northwest of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1 reportInfoDec 11, 2012 01:53 am (GMT +9)7.1155 km107 km (66 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 18 reportsInfoFeb 16, 2010 06:51 am (Jayapura)6.2126 km47 km (29 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 118 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 8, 2008 01:04 am (GMT +9)6.210 km57 km (35 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 142 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 28, 2006 01:58 am (GMT +9)7.6397 km225 km (140 mi) to the NW Banda Sea (Indonesia)InfoMar 2, 2005 07:42 pm (GMT +9)7.1202 km116 km (72 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 159 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 21, 2001 06:08 am (Jayapura)6.233 km45 km (28 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 133 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 4, 2000 07:09 am (Jayapura)6.4142 km74 km (46 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 123 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 9, 1998 02:38 pm (Jayapura)7.033 km40 km (25 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 128 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 9, 1998 02:30 pm (Jayapura)6.733 km33 km (20 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 120 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 25, 1995 01:43 pm (Jayapura)7.1142 km35 km (22 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 119 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 21, 1993 02:31 am (Jayapura)6.433 km64 km (40 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 133 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 21, 1992 05:52 am (Jayapura)7.378 km155 km (96 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 175 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 7, 1991 06:21 pm (Jayapura)6.3140 km67 km (42 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 127 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 31, 1988 06:11 am (Jayapura)6.986 km96 km (60 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 102 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 17, 1987 10:32 am (GMT +9)7.167 km257 km (160 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 217 km west of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 25, 1985 08:07 pm (Jayapura)6.2249 km97 km (60 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 184 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 24, 1983 02:30 pm (Jayapura)7.3179 km112 km (70 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 85 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 17, 1975 12:31 pm (Jayapura)6.3109 km55 km (34 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 102 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 29, 1974 12:14 pm (Jayapura)6.5117 km51 km (32 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 114 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 7, 1974 04:29 am (Jayapura)6.326 km71 km (44 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 157 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 19, 1967 10:10 am (GMT +9)6.198 km85 km (53 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 133 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 4, 1963 10:17 am (Jayapura)8.1110 km58 km (36 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 106 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 14, 1963 04:04 pm (GMT +9)6.6220 km97 km (61 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 99 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 18, 1956 03:19 pm (Jayapura)7.50 km213 km (132 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 272 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 2, 1950 03:28 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km44 km (28 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 127 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 3, 1927 07:12 am (Universal Time)7.435 km164 km (102 mi) to the E Banda Sea (Indonesia)InfoMar 5, 1924 04:24 am (Universal Time)6.8145 km90 km (56 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 149 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 23, 1918 10:57 pm (Universal Time)6.715 km48 km (30 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 132 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 19, 1918 03:41 am (Jayapura)8.10 km30 km (18 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 117 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 30, 1917 01:07 pm (Jayapura)7.80 km131 km (81 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 66 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 30, 1909 09:01 pm (Universal Time)6.715 km85 km (53 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 3.7 km west of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]