Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 99 km depth24 Mar 03:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 24, 2026 03:13:14 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Mar 24, 2026, at 12:13 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth99 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.69°S / 131.08°EMaluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode6.69°N / 48.92°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoSerua (127 km / 79 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 28.4°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from NWEstimated 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 energy17 minutes agoMar 24, 2026 03:13 GMT / Mar 24, 2026 12:13 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -6.69 / 131.08: Tanimbar Islands Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 99 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 99 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22838155',-6.69000,131.08000,'17 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Tanimbar Islands Region, Indonesia',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 Saumlaki, a town with 14,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 146 km (91 mi) distance to the south, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry146 km (91 mi)S of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesia219 km (136 mi)NE of epicenterTual(pop: 90,000)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia462 km (287 mi)NW 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 GMT2026-03-24EpicenterAgency3.999 km62 mi03:13:14Tanimbar Islands Region, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.999 km62 mi03:13:14Tanimbar Islands Region, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.999 km62 mi03:13:14KEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA0 km (0 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 68 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 57 quakes per year (or 4.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 67 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 68 quakes per year (or 5.7 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 7 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 5 days after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 11:06 pm (GMT +9 local time) in 80 km (50 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 8.5. It had occurred 88 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Feb 1, 1938, at 07:04 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Banda Sea, Indonesia:Mag. 8.5 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Feb 1, 1938 - 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMar 19, 11:06 pm (GMT +9)4.1123 km80 km (50 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 116 km northwest of Pulau Selu Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoMar 18, 10:06 pm (GMT +9)4.068 km53 km (33 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 33 km northwest of Pulau Wotap Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoMar 18, 06:56 am (GMT +9)3.9161 km93 km (58 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 132 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoMar 18, 03:24 am (GMT +9)3.3132 km77 km (48 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 120 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoMar 16, 12:53 am (GMT +9)3.8167 km100 km (62 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 150 km northwest of Pulau Maru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 14, 06:18 pm (GMT +9)4.0190 km48 km (30 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 66 km northwest of Pulau Wuliaru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 14, 01:08 am (GMT +9)4.2117 km49 km (31 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 83 km north of Pulau Selu Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 14, 2025 02:49 pm (GMT +9)6.798 km54 km (34 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 56 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia 153 reportsInfoNov 8, 2023 01:53 pm (GMT +9)7.16 km172 km (107 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 166 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 10, 2023 02:47 am (Jayapura)7.9131 km117 km (73 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 101 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 880 reportsInfoNov 3, 2021 01:43 am (Jayapura)5.9118 km62 km (39 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 281 km southwest of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, Indonesia 25 reportsInfoFeb 26, 2020 04:33 pm (Jayapura)5.952 km95 km (59 mi) to the SKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, 273 km southwest of Tual, Indonesia 56 reportsInfoSep 22, 2019 04:53 am (Jayapura)5.878 km77 km (48 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 53 km southeast of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoJun 24, 2019 11:53 am (Jayapura)7.3214 km212 km (132 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 90 km west of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 186 reportsInfoDec 7, 2014 07:05 am (GMT +9)5.9132 km84 km (52 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 55 km east of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoDec 11, 2012 01:53 am (GMT +9)7.1155 km140 km (87 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 18 reportsInfoDec 15, 2007 06:39 pm (GMT +9)6.457 km7.6 km (4.7 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 204 km southwest of Nuhu Roa Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 6, 2007 08:28 pm (GMT +9)5.887 km20 km (12 mi) to the W Banda Sea (Indonesia)InfoMar 2, 2005 07:42 pm (GMT +9)7.1202 km128 km (80 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 159 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 14, 2004 05:35 am (Jayapura)5.890 km92 km (57 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 232 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 25, 2004 11:35 am (GMT +9)6.171 km78 km (48 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 162 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 9, 2003 07:36 pm (Jayapura)6.046 km18 km (11 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 200 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 9, 1998 02:38 pm (Jayapura)7.033 km237 km (147 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 128 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 1, 1997 06:54 am (GMT +9)6.059 km19 km (12 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 207 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 25, 1995 01:43 pm (Jayapura)7.1142 km214 km (133 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 119 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 5, 1994 07:15 am (GMT +9)6.233 km67 km (42 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 142 km southwest of Nuhu Roa Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 20, 1993 10:56 pm (Jayapura)6.37.7 km35 km (22 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 196 km southwest of Nuhu Roa Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 21, 1992 05:52 am (Jayapura)7.378 km77 km (48 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 175 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 4, 1992 05:45 pm (GMT +9)6.186 km94 km (59 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 148 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 24, 1990 05:33 am (GMT +9)6.533 km78 km (49 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 160 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 7, 1988 12:15 am (GMT +9)6.239 km93 km (58 mi) to the E 137 km SW of Tual, IndonesiaInfoJun 17, 1987 10:32 am (GMT +9)7.167 km128 km (79 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 217 km west of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 21, 1983 05:32 am (Jayapura)6.159 km97 km (60 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 132 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 15, 1981 11:12 pm (GMT +9)5.9102 km58 km (36 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 214 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 25, 1972 05:09 am (GMT +9)6.835 km43 km (27 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 196 km southwest of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 1969 09:08 am (GMT +9)6.235 km65 km (40 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 207 km west of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 9, 1967 05:20 pm (GMT +9)5.9106 km62 km (38 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 192 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 21, 1965 07:31 pm (GMT +9)6.5133 km93 km (58 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 213 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 4, 1963 10:17 am (Jayapura)8.1110 km166 km (103 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 106 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 8, 1960 12:18 am (Jayapura)6.735 km98 km (61 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 142 km east of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 10, 1960 08:59 pm (GMT +9)6.10 km3.1 km (1.9 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 205 km southwest of Nuhu Roa Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 22, 1958 08:57 am (GMT +9)5.835 km49 km (31 mi) to the NE 171 km WSW of Tual, IndonesiaInfoJul 18, 1956 03:19 pm (Jayapura)7.50 km178 km (111 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 272 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 2, 1950 03:28 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km210 km (131 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 127 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 1, 1938 07:04 pm (Universal Time)8.525 km192 km (119 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 142 km northwest of Tual, Kota Tual, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 3, 1927 07:12 am (Universal Time)7.435 km58 km (36 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 170 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 18, 1919 03:58 am (Universal Time)6.735 km81 km (50 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 145 km southwest of Nuhu Roa Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 19, 1918 03:41 am (Jayapura)8.10 km232 km (144 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 117 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 5, 1915 11:09 am (Universal Time)6.435 km77 km (48 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 202 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 30, 1909 10:17 am (Universal Time)6.7250 km77 km (48 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 198 km west of Tual, Kota Tual, 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 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