Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 72 km east of Baubau, Kota Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:24 am (Universal Time)

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The quake had a very shallow depth of 12 km (7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Indonesia | Southeast Sulawesi | Sulawesi TengahHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 12 km depth8 Mar 05:30 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.8 Mar 05:30: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 8, 2026 05:24:26 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:24 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.0Depth12 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.3°S / 123.23°ESouth Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, IndonesiaSeismic antipode5.3°N / 56.77°WSurinameShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoEmperor of China (150 km / 93 mi)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoMar 8, 2026 05:24 GMT / Mar 8, 2026 05:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -5.3 / 123.23: Indonesia: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 12 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22785059',-5.30000,123.23000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Indonesia: Banda Sea',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=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 where the quake might have been felt is Baubau, a city with more than 160,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 72 km (45 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry72 km (45 mi)W of epicenterBaubau(pop: 161,300)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia76 km (47 mi)NW of epicenterRaha(pop: 70,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia76 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterKatobu(pop: 31,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia167 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia337 km (209 mi)NW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)I: Not feltMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-03-8EpicenterAgency4.012 km7.5 mi05:24:26Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)4.012 km7.5 mi05:24:26Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 8, 2026 05:24 am (Universal Time)6 minutes ago4.012 km0 km - This quakeIndonesia: Banda SeaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake6 minutes agoMar 8, 2026 05:24 GMT / Mar 8, 2026 05:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -5.3 / 123.23: Indonesia: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 12 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',4.0,40, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-5.3,123.23,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Indonesia: Banda Sea','Earthquake: Mag 4.0 / 12 km (7.5 mi) depth6 minutes agoMar 8, 2026 05:24 GMT / Mar 8, 2026 05:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -5.3 / 123.23: Indonesia: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 12 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22785059","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Support Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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