Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 164 km depth11 Aug 02:05 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 10 minutes.11 Aug 02:05: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 11, 2026 01:55:06 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Aug 11, 2026, at 01:55 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth164 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.42°S / 128.47°EKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode7.42°N / 51.53°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoWurlali (40 km / 25 mi)Estimated 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 energy10 minutes agoAug 11, 2026 01:55 GMT / Aug 11, 2026 01:55 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -7.42 / 128.47: Indonesia: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 165 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23261879',-7.42000,128.47000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Indonesia: Banda Sea',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 Tiakur, a town with 5,200 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 110 km (68 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. 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It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-11EpicenterAgency3.9164 km102 mi01:55:06Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.9165 km103 mi01:55:06Banda Sea1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 131 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.34 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 119 quakes per year (or 9.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 132 quakes per year (or 11 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 137 quakes per year (or 11.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake