Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 91 km depth1 Aug 05:11 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.1 Aug 05:13: Magnitude recalculated from 3.3 to 4.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 101.00 to 91.00 km (from 63 to 57 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.6 km (5.4 mi) towards SW.1 Aug 05:14: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 1, 2026 05:07:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 1, 2026, at 02:07 pm (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.40Depth91 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.75°S / 127.74°EKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, IndonesiaAlso near: Timor-Leste 86 km (53 mi) awaySeismic antipode7.75°N / 52.26°W French GuianaShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoWurlali (124 km / 77 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 25.9°C (79 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy23 minutes agoAug 1, 2026 05:07 GMT / Aug 1, 2026 02:07 pm (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: -7.75 / 127.74: Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.3 / 95 km, BMKG: 4.3 / 95 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23234474',-7.75000,127.74000,'23 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Kepulauan Barat Daya, 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 45 km (28 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 255 km (158 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry45 km (28 mi)S of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia89 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor115 km (71 mi)SW of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor119 km (74 mi)SW of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor133 km (83 mi)SW of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor160 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)II: Very weakUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor163 km (101 mi)SW of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakBaucau, BaucauEast Timor180 km (112 mi)SW of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakBaucauEast Timor195 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)II: Very weakViquequeEast Timor208 km (129 mi)SW of epicenterManatutu(pop: 1,920)II: Very weakManatuto, ManatutoEast Timor220 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440)II: Very weakManatutoEast Timor236 km (147 mi)W of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000)II: Very weakDiliEast Timor243 km (151 mi)W of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)II: Very weakDiliEast Timor255 km (158 mi)W of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)II: Very weakDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor263 km (163 mi)SW of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakAileuEast Timor269 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterSame(pop: 7,500)II: Very weakManufahiEast Timor276 km (171 mi)SW of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130)II: Very weakErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor280 km (174 mi)W of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000)I: Not feltBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor282 km (175 mi)SW of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAinaroEast Timor295 km (183 mi)W of epicenterMaubara(pop: 16,300)I: Not feltLiquicaEast Timor310 km (193 mi)SW of epicenterMaliana(pop: 22,000)I: Not feltBobonaroEast Timor324 km (201 mi)SW of epicenterSuai(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor339 km (210 mi)SW of epicenterTilomar(pop: 7,890)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor348 km (216 mi)SW of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia454 km (282 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 GMT2026-08-1EpicenterAgency4.491 km57 mi05:07:00KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.395 km59 mi05:06:59Banda Sea15 km (9.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.395 km59 mi05:06:59Banda Sea15 km (9.2 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 3 km2 (1 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)Aug 1, 2026 02:07 pm (Jayapura)23 minutes ago4.491 km0 km - This quakeBanda Sea, 24 km SE of Pulau Maopora 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 91 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.24 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 78 quakes per year (or 6.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 91 quakes per year (or 7.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 94 quakes per year (or 7.8 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 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 earthquake