Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 165 km depth1 Aug 01:19 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.1 Aug 01:21: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 1, 2026 01:12:17 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 1, 2026, at 01:12 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth165 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.17°S / 129.14°EMaluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode7.17°N / 50.86°W French GuianaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTeon (28 km / 17 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 25.8°C (78 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy19 minutes agoAug 1, 2026 01:12 GMT / Aug 1, 2026 01:12 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -7.17 / 129.14: Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.3 / 165 km, BMKG: 4.3 / 165 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23233806',-7.17000,129.14000,'19 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia',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 where the quake might have been felt is Tiakur, a town with 5,200 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 184 km (114 mi) distance southwest 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(*)RegionCountry184 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia248 km (154 mi)SW of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor255 km (158 mi)E of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesia280 km (174 mi)SW of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor280 km (174 mi)SW of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor297 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor321 km (200 mi)SW of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)I: Not feltUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor329 km (205 mi)SW of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucau, BaucauEast Timor346 km (215 mi)SW of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucauEast Timor359 km (223 mi)SW of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)I: Not feltViquequeEast Timor401 km (249 mi)N of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: 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 GMT2026-08-1EpicenterAgency4.3165 km103 mi01:12:17KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.3165 km103 mi01:12:17Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.3165 km103 mi01:12:17Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 1, 2026 01:12 am (Universal Time)19 minutes ago4.3165 km0 km - This quakeBanda Sea, 58 km E of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 179 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: 8.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 162 quakes per year (or 13.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 177 quakes per year (or 14.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 185 quakes per year (or 15.4 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 earthquake