Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 154 km depth21 May 04:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.21 May 04:28: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 21, 2026 04:22:33 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, May 21, 2026, at 04:22 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.7Depth154 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.72°S / 127.79°ESouthwest Maluku Regency, Maluku, IndonesiaAlso near: Timor-Leste 92 km (57 mi) awaySeismic antipode7.72°N / 52.21°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoWurlali (118 km / 73 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.7 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoMay 21, 2026 04:22 GMT / May 21, 2026 04:22 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -7.72 / 127.79: Indonesia: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.7 / 154 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23020880',-7.72000,127.79000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 3.7, 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 48 km (30 mi) distance to the south, 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 GMT2026-05-21EpicenterAgency3.7154 km96 mi04:22:33Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.7154 km96 mi04:22:33Banda Sea0 km (0 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 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: 0.26 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 81 quakes per year (or 6.8 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 7.9 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