Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 379 km depth30 Apr 01:15 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.30 Apr 01:17: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 370.00 to 355.00 km (from 230 to 221 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards ESE.... [show all] ...30 Apr 01:21: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 355.00 to 379.00 km (from 221 to 235 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.7 mi) towards SSW.30 Apr 01:21: Now using data updates from EMSC30 Apr 01:24: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.Update Thu, 30 Apr 2026, 01:24Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 99 km southwest of Namrole, IndonesiaThe European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Indonesia near Namrole, South Buru Regency, Maluku, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, April 30th, 2026, at 10:10 am local time at a great depth of 379. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.3.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Namrole (pop. 21,500, 99 km away), the quake was probably not felt.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 30, 2026 01:10:40 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 10:10 am (GMT +9)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.60Depth379 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude4.32°S / 125.97°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode4.32°N / 54.03°W French GuianaShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 28.4°C (83 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy19 minutes agoApr 30, 2026 01:10 GMT / Apr 30, 2026 10:10 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -4.32 / 125.97: Banda SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 390 km, BMKG: 4.3 / 379 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22958108',-4.32000,125.97000,'19 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, 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+="¬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 Namrole, a town with 22,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 99 km (62 mi) distance to the northeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia171 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia251 km (156 mi)N of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia255 km (159 mi)E of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia343 km (213 mi)NE of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia345 km (214 mi)E of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia352 km (219 mi)E of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia364 km (226 mi)W of epicenterKatobu(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia365 km (227 mi)W of epicenterRaha(pop: 70,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia385 km (239 mi)W of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)I: Not feltSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia394 km (245 mi)W of epicenterBaubau(pop: 161,300)I: Not feltSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia441 km (274 mi)S of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor444 km (276 mi)N of epicenterLabuha(pop: 7,070)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia461 km (286 mi)S of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia465 km (289 mi)S of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucau, BaucauEast Timor471 km (293 mi)SE of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia474 km (294 mi)S of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)I: Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor480 km (298 mi)S of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000)I: Not feltBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor481 km (299 mi)S of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor483 km (300 mi)S of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucauEast Timor485 km (301 mi)S of epicenterMaubara(pop: 16,300)I: Not feltLiquicaEast Timor486 km (302 mi)NW of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)I: Not feltMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia492 km (306 mi)S of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400)I: Not feltAileuEast Timor515 km (320 mi)NW of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia522 km (324 mi)S of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAinaroEast Timor526 km (327 mi)S of epicenterMaliana(pop: 22,000)I: Not feltBobonaroEast Timor532 km (330 mi)SW of epicenterLewoleba(pop: 30,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Lembata, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia545 km (339 mi)S of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia561 km (349 mi)S of epicenterSuai(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor590 km (366 mi)N of epicenterSofifi(pop: 36,200)I: Not feltKota Tidore Kepulauan, North MalukuIndonesia590 km (366 mi)N of epicenterTernate(pop: 204,900)I: Not feltNorth MalukuIndonesia594 km (369 mi)S of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia615 km (382 mi)NE of epicenterMaba(pop: 12,600)I: Not feltEast Halmahera Regency, North MalukuIndonesia630 km (391 mi)NW of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)I: Not feltGorontaloIndonesia633 km (394 mi)SW of epicenterMaumere(pop: 87,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Sikka, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia665 km (413 mi)NW of epicenterPoso(pop: 47,500)I: Not feltSulawesi TengahIndonesia678 km (422 mi)NE of epicenterWaisai(pop: 22,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Raja Ampat, Southwest PapuaIndonesia692 km (430 mi)SW of epicenterEnde(pop: 87,300)I: Not feltEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia701 km (436 mi)NE of epicenterSorong(pop: 254,300)I: Not feltSouthwest PapuaIndonesia716 km (445 mi)SE of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-30EpicenterAgency4.6379 km235 mi01:10:40BANDA SEAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.6390 km242 mi01:10:39Banda Sea14 km (9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.3379 km235 mi01:10:40Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)4.59390 km242 mi01:10:39.66Banda Sea14 km (9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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 4 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Apr 30, 2026 10:10 am (GMT +9)19 minutes ago4.6379 km0 km - This quakeBanda Sea, 99 km SW of Namrole, Kabupaten Buru Selatan, Maluku, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 10.1 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.56 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 8.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 13.2 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 13.5 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 27 weeks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025, at 06:07 pm (GMT +9 local time) in 49 km (30 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.8 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Oct 22, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.2. It had occurred 10 years earlier, on Monday, Jun 6, 2016, at 01:25 am (GMT +9 local time) in Banda Sea, Indonesia:Mag. 6.2 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Jun 6, 2016 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It had occurred 61 years ago earlier, on Sunday, Jan 24, 1965, at 09:11 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in North Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 8.2 earthquake Banda Sea - 117 km northwest of Pulau Buru Island, Indonesia - Jan 24, 1965 - 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 6, 07:47 pm (GMT +9)4.0367 km4.4 km (2.8 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 102 km southwest of Namrole, IndonesiaInfoMar 8, 08:46 pm (Jayapura)4.59 km70 km (43 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 65 km west of Namrole, Kabupaten Buru Selatan, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 4, 07:08 pm (GMT +8)4.0421 km70 km (44 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 168 km southwest of Namrole, IndonesiaInfoFeb 25, 08:13 pm (Jayapura)4.410 km83 km (52 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 79 km west of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 21, 10:04 pm (GMT +9)4.116 km23 km (15 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 88 km west of Namrole, Kabupaten Buru Selatan, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 31, 2025 07:55 pm (Jayapura)4.513 km88 km (55 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 79 km west of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 22, 2025 06:07 pm (GMT +9)4.810 km49 km (30 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 81 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 8, 2025 07:46 am (Jayapura)4.6242 km87 km (54 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 69 km south of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 12, 2024 08:50 pm (GMT +9)4.910 km62 km (38 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 77 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 18, 2022 07:46 pm (GMT +8)5.0460 km69 km (43 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 180 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 7, 2020 12:00 pm (Jayapura)5.310 km68 km (42 mi) to the NE Buru, IndonesiaInfoJun 9, 2020 01:56 pm (Jayapura)5.610 km57 km (36 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 117 km southeast of Pulau Tengah Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJul 27, 2017 09:08 pm (Jayapura)5.610 km84 km (52 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 42 km southeast of Pulau Tengah Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 11, 2017 04:02 pm (Jayapura)5.0419 km17 km (10.6 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 245 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 6, 2016 01:25 am (GMT +9)6.2449 km47 km (29 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 298 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 30, 2016 07:04 pm (GMT +9)4.910 km52 km (32 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 203 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 23, 2015 09:48 am (GMT +9)5.0372 km47 km (29 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 215 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 17, 2009 02:52 am (GMT +9)5.139 km52 km (32 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 79 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 15, 2007 09:48 pm (GMT +9)5.129 km58 km (36 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 69 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 2006 12:05 pm (Jayapura)5.916 km93 km (58 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 142 km south of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 15, 2006 04:10 pm (GMT +9)5.8364 km25 km (15 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 129 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 2, 2006 06:16 am (GMT +9)5.2425 km86 km (53 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 159 km south of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 28, 2006 01:58 am (GMT +9)7.6397 km272 km (169 mi) to the SE Banda Sea (Indonesia)InfoOct 25, 2005 08:20 pm (Jayapura)5.2476 km51 km (32 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 178 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 20, 2004 11:32 am (Jayapura)5.522 km105 km (65 mi) to the NKabupaten Buru Selatan, 224 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 14, 2003 08:22 pm (Jayapura)5.233 km73 km (46 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 56 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 13, 2002 06:43 pm (GMT +9)4.933 km52 km (33 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 144 km south of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 19, 2001 11:28 am (Makassar)7.533 km230 km (143 mi) to the WBanda Sea, Southeast Sulawesi, 105 km southeast of Pulau Menui Island, IndonesiaInfoNov 29, 1998 11:10 pm (Jayapura)7.733 km277 km (172 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, North Maluku, 114 km east of Pulau Mbuangmbuang Island, IndonesiaInfoNov 9, 1998 04:39 am (GMT +9)5.2398 km35 km (22 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 151 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 20, 1998 05:32 am (Jayapura)5.133 km69 km (43 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 59 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 3, 1995 05:13 pm (GMT +9)5.20 km50 km (31 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 81 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 17, 1994 03:05 am (GMT +9)5.7443 km52 km (32 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 178 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 23, 1992 03:25 am (Jayapura)5.3316 km23 km (14 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 107 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 14, 1992 04:03 pm (GMT +9)6.0465 km73 km (45 mi) to the SW Banda SeaInfoAug 4, 1991 11:15 pm (Jayapura)5.134 km82 km (51 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 61 km west of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 6, 1984 02:38 pm (GMT +9)6.233 km57 km (36 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 181 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 9, 1976 11:27 pm (Jayapura)5.633 km67 km (42 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 193 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 1971 02:34 pm (GMT +9)5.22.4 km52 km (32 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 157 km south of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 17, 1969 12:45 am (GMT +9)5.238 km76 km (47 mi) to the S Banda SeaInfoJan 24, 1965 09:11 am (Jayapura)8.220 km190 km (118 mi) to the NBanda Sea, North Maluku, 117 km northwest of Pulau Buru Island, IndonesiaInfoMay 26, 1956 05:30 pm (GMT +9)5.815 km29 km (18 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 98 km southwest of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 8, 1950 03:23 am (Universal Time)7.320 km251 km (156 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 56 km south of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 1, 1948 01:12 am (Universal Time)7.115 km184 km (114 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 63 km east of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 9, 1938 07:15 pm (Universal Time)7.015 km157 km (97 mi) to the NEKabupaten Buru, 170 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 29, 1919 05:44 am (Universal Time)7.015 km213 km (133 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 92 km northeast of Pulau Buru 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]