")}e.setAttribute("data-distAdded",1)}}async filterEQ(e){if(document,this.magFilter=e,this.currMag){var s=Math.max(e,this.currMag.getAttribute("data-baseVal"));if(this.currMag.innerText=s.toString(),this.magFilterBtns){let a=this.magFilterBtns.getElementsByClassName("magFilter");for(i=0;isetTimeout(e,1e3))),e!=this.distFilter){if(this.distFilter=e,this.currDistInfoKm&&(this.currDistInfoKm.innerText=e),this.currDistInfoMi&&(this.currDistInfoMi.innerText=Math.round(.62137*e)),e>this.currentMaxDist)return this.loadNewQuakes(500);this.applyFilters()}}async filterByAge(e){if(this.ageFilter=e,this.ageFilterBtns){let s=this.ageFilterBtns.getElementsByClassName("ageFilter");for(var a=0;a0&&(e.getAttribute("data-mag")&&parseFloat(e.getAttribute("data-mag"))3&&e.getAttribute("data-mag")&&parseInt(e.getAttribute("data-ea"))>0))return!1;if(this.ageFilter>0){if(this.referenceTime){if(e.getAttribute("data-time")&&this.referenceTime-parseInt(e.getAttribute("data-time"))>this.ageFilter)return!1}else if(e.getAttribute("data-time")&&s-parseInt(e.getAttribute("data-time"))>this.ageFilter)return!1}if(this.statusFilter&&e.getAttribute("data-ea")&&parseInt(e.getAttribute("data-ea"))>0)return!1;if(this.distFilter>0){if(e.getAttribute("data-dist")&&parseFloat(e.getAttribute("data-dist"))>this.distFilter)return!1;if(500==this.distFilter&&e.getAttribute("data-dist")&&e.getAttribute("data-mag")){let a=parseFloat(e.getAttribute("data-mag")),l=parseFloat(e.getAttribute("data-dist"));if(a25||a50||a100||a200||a250||a300||l>500)return!1}}return!("time"!=this.sortBy&&e.classList.contains("tSpc"))}async applyFilters(e){var e=e||0;e||!this.loadMoreUrl||this.hasLoadedAll||(this.loadMoreRows(),await new Promise(e=>setTimeout(e,500)));let s=document,a=this.table.rows,l=0,r=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3);for(let n=1;nsetTimeout(e,20)))}}let h=a.getElementsByClassName("aStr");nowUTC=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3);for(let u=0;usetTimeout(e,1e3))),await new Promise(e=>setTimeout(e,200));let s=this.table,a=Array.from(s.querySelectorAll(":scope > tbody > tr"));a.shift();let l="desc",r=e==this.sortBy;for(let n of(r&&"desc"==this.sortDir&&(l="asc"),this.sortBy=e,this.sortDir=l,a.sort((s,a)=>{if("time"==e){let r=parseInt(s.getAttribute("data-time")),n=parseInt(a.getAttribute("data-time"));return"asc"==l?r-n:n-r}if("dep"==e){let o=parseInt(s.getAttribute("data-dep")),d=parseInt(a.getAttribute("data-dep"));return"asc"==l?o-d:d-o}let h=parseFloat(s.getAttribute("data-mag"));isNaN(h)&&(h=0);let u=parseFloat(a.getAttribute("data-mag"));return isNaN(u)&&(u=0),"asc"==l?h-u:u-h}),a))("tSpc"==n.className||1==n.getAttribute("data-ea"))&&("time"==e?n.style.display="":n.style.display="none"),s.tBodies[0].appendChild(n);this.table.rows[0].style.opacity=1,this.isSorting=0,this.applyFilters()}async changeCircleSize(e){let s=this.map;s.circleScale*=e;for(let a=0;atimeAtCurRow?posFound=1:(elToInsertAfter=rows[curRowInd],curRowInd++)}else posFound=1;markThem&&(newTableRow.classList.add("newQuake"),setTimeout(function(){removeMarking(newTableRow)},8e3)),elToInsertAfter.parentNode.insertBefore(newTableRow,elToInsertAfter.nextSibling),elToInsertAfter=rows[curRowInd],curRowInd++,newRows++,"undefined"!=typeof addQuakeToMap?eval(quake.js):setTimeout(function(){eval(quake.js)},100)}return newRows+updated>0&&(this.alternateBg(),"time"==this.sortBy&&"asc"==this.sortDir&&this.sortTable("time")),[newRows,updated]}assignMap(e){this.map=e}}]]>Updated: Sep 16, 2026 01:05 GMT - I felt this quakeA strong magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea near Pulau Masela island, Indonesia, in the morning of Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026 at 9.34 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 47 km (29 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Indonesia | Quakes in or near East Timor | Quakes in Australia | Maluku | Lautein | ViquequeHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 47 km depth16 Sep 00:41 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.16 Sep 00:41: Now using data updates from BMKG16 Sep 00:43: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.7. Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards W.16 Sep 00:47: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 47.00 km (from 6.2 to 29 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.1 km (5 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 16, 2026 00:34:53 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 09:34 am (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.6Depth47 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.18°S / 129.64°EKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode8.18°N / 50.36°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTeon (145 km / 90 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 25.8°C (78 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy31 minutes agoSep 16, 2026 00:34 GMT / Sep 16, 2026 09:34 am (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: -8.18 / 129.64: Timor SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 47 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23366411',-8.18000,129.64000,'31 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, Timor 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 184 km (114 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 449 km (279 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(*)RegionCountry184 km (114 mi)E of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesia203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia264 km (164 mi)W of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor293 km (182 mi)W of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor302 km (188 mi)W of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor312 km (194 mi)W of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)II: Very weakLauteinEast Timor330 km (205 mi)W of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)II: Very weakUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor352 km (219 mi)W of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakBaucau, BaucauEast Timor363 km (225 mi)W of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakBaucauEast Timor368 km (229 mi)W of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)I: Not feltViquequeEast Timor400 km (248 mi)W of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440)I: Not feltManatutoEast Timor401 km (249 mi)W of epicenterManatutu(pop: 1,920)I: Not feltManatuto, ManatutoEast Timor431 km (268 mi)W of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor445 km (276 mi)W of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor446 km (277 mi)NE of epicenterTual(pop: 90,000)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia448 km (279 mi)W of epicenterSame(pop: 7,500)I: Not feltManufahiEast Timor449 km (279 mi)W of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)I: Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor452 km (281 mi)W of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400)I: Not feltAileuEast Timor463 km (288 mi)W of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAinaroEast Timor466 km (290 mi)W of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130)I: Not feltErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor475 km (295 mi)W of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000)I: Not feltBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor490 km (305 mi)W of epicenterMaubara(pop: 16,300)I: Not feltLiquicaEast Timor494 km (307 mi)S of epicenterDarwin(pop: 139,900)I: Not feltNorthern TerritoryAustralia494 km (307 mi)W of epicenterMaliana(pop: 22,000)I: Not feltBobonaroEast Timor498 km (310 mi)W of epicenterSuai(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor501 km (311 mi)S of epicenterPalmerston(pop: 33,700)I: Not feltNorthern TerritoryAustralia514 km (319 mi)W of epicenterTilomar(pop: 7,890)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor524 km (326 mi)N of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia532 km (331 mi)W of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia544 km (338 mi)N of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia548 km (341 mi)N of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia561 km (348 mi)W of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia574 km (357 mi)NE of epicenterDobo(pop: 52,100)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Aru, MalukuIndonesia580 km (360 mi)NW of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia585 km (363 mi)W of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia589 km (366 mi)W of epicenterPante Makasar(pop: 4,730)I: Not feltOecusseEast Timor615 km (382 mi)NW of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia617 km (384 mi)W of epicenterSoe(pop: 40,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia654 km (407 mi)NE of epicenterFakfak(pop: 18,900)I: Not feltProvinsi PapuaIndonesia661 km (411 mi)SE of epicenterManingrida(pop: 2,330)I: Not feltWest Arnhem, Northern TerritoryAustraliaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-09-16EpicenterAgency4.647 km29 mi00:34:53Timor SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)4.647 km29 mi00:34:53Timor Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 4 km2 (2 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)Sep 16, 2026 09:34 am (Jayapura)31 minutes ago4.647 km0 km - This quakeBanda Sea, 25 km W of Pulau Masela Island, Maluku, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake31 minutes agoSep 16, 2026 00:34 GMT / Sep 16, 2026 09:34 am (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: -8.18 / 129.64: Timor SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 47 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',4.6,46, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-8.18,129.64,'31 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, Timor Sea','Earthquake: Mag 4.6 / 47 km (29 mi) depth31 minutes agoSep 16, 2026 00:34 GMT / Sep 16, 2026 09:34 am (Jayapura time)Lat / Lng: -8.18 / 129.64: Timor SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 47 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (function(){let done=false;async function loadPrevious(){if(done)return;done=true;while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23366411","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){let s=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(s)s.remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!table)return;table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg();let ph=d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText");if(ph)ph.innerHTML=o.html;let wrap=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap");if(wrap)wrap.style.display="";eval(o.js)}})}let d=document,target=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap")||d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText")||d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!target||!("IntersectionObserver" in window)){loadPrevious();return}let obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries.some(e=>e.isIntersecting)){obs.disconnect();loadPrevious()}},{rootMargin:"300px 0px"});obs.observe(target)})();]]>