Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 187 km depth28 Oct 03:49 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.28 Oct 03:50: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 28, 2026 03:44:04 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 12:44 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.40Depth187 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.89°S / 129.73°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode6.89°N / 50.27°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoNila (31 km / 19 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 3 m/s (7 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 agoOct 28, 2026 03:44 GMT / Oct 28, 2026 12:44 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -6.89 / 129.73: Banda SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 187 km, BMKG: 4.5 / 187 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23469959',-6.89000,129.73000,'23 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, 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 where the quake might have been felt is Saumlaki, a town with 14,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 211 km (131 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 494 km (307 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry211 km (131 mi)SE of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesia255 km (159 mi)SW of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia320 km (199 mi)SW of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor352 km (218 mi)SW of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor352 km (219 mi)SW of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor362 km (225 mi)NE of epicenterTual(pop: 90,000)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia368 km (229 mi)SW of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor393 km (244 mi)SW of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)I: Not feltUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor394 km (245 mi)NW of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia402 km (250 mi)SW of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucau, BaucauEast Timor405 km (252 mi)N of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia408 km (254 mi)N of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia418 km (260 mi)SW of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucauEast Timor431 km (268 mi)SW of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)I: Not feltViquequeEast Timor448 km (278 mi)SW of epicenterManatutu(pop: 1,920)I: Not feltManatuto, ManatutoEast Timor458 km (284 mi)SW of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440)I: Not feltManatutoEast Timor475 km (295 mi)NW of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia476 km (296 mi)SW of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor480 km (298 mi)W of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor494 km (307 mi)W of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)I: Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor498 km (310 mi)NW of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia502 km (312 mi)SW of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400)I: Not feltAileuEast Timor507 km (315 mi)SW of epicenterSame(pop: 7,500)I: Not feltManufahiEast Timor513 km (319 mi)E of epicenterDobo(pop: 52,100)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Aru, MalukuIndonesia515 km (320 mi)SW of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130)I: Not feltErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor519 km (323 mi)W of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000)I: Not feltBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor521 km (323 mi)SW of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAinaroEast Timor525 km (326 mi)NE of epicenterFakfak(pop: 18,900)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia534 km (332 mi)W of epicenterMaubara(pop: 16,300)I: Not feltLiquicaEast Timor549 km (341 mi)SW of epicenterMaliana(pop: 22,000)I: Not feltBobonaroEast Timor562 km (349 mi)SW of epicenterSuai(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor577 km (358 mi)SW of epicenterTilomar(pop: 7,890)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor587 km (365 mi)SW of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia590 km (367 mi)W of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia642 km (399 mi)SW of epicenterPante Makasar(pop: 4,730)I: Not feltOecusseEast Timor643 km (400 mi)NW of epicenterKawasi(pop: 29,600)I: Not feltKabupaten Halmahera Selatan, North MalukuIndonesia644 km (400 mi)SW of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia678 km (421 mi)NE of epicenterBintuni(pop: 24,700)I: Not feltProvinsi Papua BaratIndonesia679 km (422 mi)NW of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesia775 km (482 mi)NE of epicenterRansiki(pop: 16,200): Not feltKabupaten Manokwari Selatan, Provinsi Papua BaratIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-28EpicenterAgency4.4187 km116 mi03:44:04BANDA SEAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.5187 km116 mi03:44:04Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.5187 km116 mi03:44:04Banda 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 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)Oct 28, 2026 12:44 pm (GMT +9)23 minutes ago4.4187 km0 km - This quakeBanda Sea, 75 km N of Pulau Dai 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 208 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: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.36 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 10.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 179 quakes per year (or 14.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 206 quakes per year (or 17.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 212 quakes per year (or 17.7 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 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