Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 272 km depth11 Jul 05:19 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.11 Jul 05:23: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 307.00 to 272.00 km (from 191 to 169 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.4 mi) towards ESE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 11, 2026 05:13:59 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Jul 11, 2026, at 02:13 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth272 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude4.45°S / 127.27°EMaluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode4.45°N / 52.73°W French GuianaShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SEEstimated 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 energy14 minutes agoJul 11, 2026 05:13 GMT / Jul 11, 2026 02:13 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -4.45 / 127.27: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 272 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 272 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23176723',-4.45000,127.27000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 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 Namrole, a town with 22,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 90 km (56 mi) distance to the northwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterNamrole(pop: 21,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru Selatan, MalukuIndonesia132 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300)I: Not feltMalukuIndonesia134 km (83 mi)N of epicenterNamlea(pop: 37,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Buru, MalukuIndonesia221 km (137 mi)NE of epicenterAmahai(pop: 47,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia228 km (142 mi)NE of epicenterMasohi(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tengah, MalukuIndonesia302 km (188 mi)NW of epicenterSanana(pop: 29,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Kepulauan Sula, North MalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-07-11EpicenterAgency3.9272 km169 mi05:13:59Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.9272 km169 mi05:13:59Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.9272 km169 mi05:13:59BANDA SEA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 7 days after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Jul 4, 2026, at 04:05 pm (GMT +9 local time) in 26 km (16 mi) distance to the northwest:Mag. 4.2 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Jul 4, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.6. It had occurred 6 years earlier, on Tuesday, Jun 9, 2020, at 01:56 pm local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in Banda Sea, Indonesia:Mag. 5.6 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Jun 9, 2020 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It had occurred 62 years ago earlier, on Sunday, Jan 24, 1965, at 09:11 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in North Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 8.2 earthquake Banda Sea - 117 km northwest of Pulau Buru Island, Indonesia - Jan 24, 1965 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJul 4, 04:05 pm (GMT +9)4.2263 km26 km (16 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 44 km south of Pulau Ambelau Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoJun 5, 08:04 am (GMT +9)3.326 km98 km (61 mi) to the N Seram, IndonesiaInfoMay 31, 01:52 am (GMT +9)3.910 km101 km (63 mi) to the SW Banda SeaInfoMar 22, 08:59 am (GMT +9)3.510 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE Banda SeaInfoMar 18, 07:08 am (GMT +9)3.243 km41 km (25 mi) to the W Banda SeaInfoNov 18, 2025 06:46 am (GMT +9)4.030 km48 km (30 mi) to the W Banda SeaInfoOct 8, 2025 07:46 am (Jayapura)4.6242 km80 km (50 mi) to the NW Banda SeaInfoSep 3, 2025 09:41 pm (Jayapura)4.0342 km64 km (40 mi) to the N Seram, IndonesiaInfoJun 9, 2020 01:56 pm (Jayapura)5.610 km94 km (58 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 117 km southeast of Pulau Tengah Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1 reportInfoOct 11, 2018 11:55 am (Jayapura)5.610 km83 km (51 mi) to the SW Banda Sea 14 reportsInfoOct 31, 2017 08:31 pm (GMT +9)5.627 km87 km (54 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 52 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJan 17, 2016 08:22 am (Jayapura)5.545 km69 km (43 mi) to the N Seram, IndonesiaInfoMay 2, 2014 05:43 pm (Jayapura)5.747 km72 km (45 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 55 km south of Pulau Tuban Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 11, 2007 11:31 pm (Jayapura)6.013 km88 km (55 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 76 km east of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 2006 12:05 pm (Jayapura)5.916 km64 km (40 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 142 km south of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMay 23, 2006 05:53 am (Jayapura)6.12.8 km59 km (37 mi) to the SW 189 km SW of Ambon, IndonesiaInfoMar 14, 2006 03:57 pm (Jayapura)6.730 km95 km (59 mi) to the NKabupaten Buru, 108 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 28, 2006 01:58 am (GMT +9)7.6397 km148 km (92 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 198 km south of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 2, 2005 06:13 am (Jayapura)5.713 km96 km (59 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 78 km east of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 19, 2001 02:56 pm (Jayapura)5.833 km81 km (51 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 50 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 24, 2000 08:04 am (GMT +9)5.733 km46 km (29 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 97 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 2, 2000 04:03 am (Jayapura)5.833 km45 km (28 mi) to the N 101 km WSW of Ambon, IndonesiaInfoAug 29, 2000 04:29 am (GMT +9)6.333 km39 km (24 mi) to the N Banda SeaInfoAug 29, 2000 04:29 am (GMT +9)6.033 km32 km (20 mi) to the N Banda Sea (Indonesia)InfoAug 29, 2000 12:38 am (Jayapura)6.110 km52 km (32 mi) to the N 100 km WSW of Ambon, IndonesiaInfoAug 29, 2000 12:05 am (GMT +9)6.816 km40 km (25 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 99 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 25, 1998 11:43 am (Jayapura)5.85 km97 km (60 mi) to the NWKabupaten Buru Selatan, 139 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 29, 1992 02:30 am (GMT +9)5.6297 km25 km (16 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 112 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 12, 1983 10:36 am (GMT +9)6.717 km85 km (53 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 49 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 12, 1983 09:53 am (GMT +9)6.033 km83 km (52 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 50 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 14, 1980 06:43 am (GMT +9)5.6239 km43 km (27 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 93 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 18, 1979 05:19 am (Jayapura)5.5266 km67 km (42 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 83 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 21, 1975 09:08 am (Jayapura)5.833 km12 km (7.7 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 123 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 12, 1969 07:16 am (Jayapura)7.2431 km271 km (168 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 126 km northwest of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 11, 1968 09:19 am (GMT +9)5.547 km70 km (43 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 65 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 24, 1965 09:11 am (Jayapura)8.220 km252 km (156 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, North Maluku, 117 km northwest of Pulau Buru Island, IndonesiaInfoFeb 10, 1960 08:55 am (GMT +9)6.535 km72 km (45 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 60 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoFeb 9, 1960 08:56 pm (Jayapura)6.10 km90 km (56 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 41 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 24, 1960 02:56 am (GMT +9)6.135 km42 km (26 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 94 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 23, 1960 04:31 pm (GMT +9)6.225 km51 km (31 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 84 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 23, 1960 01:41 pm (GMT +9)6.325 km54 km (34 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 87 km southwest of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 8, 1950 03:23 am (Universal Time)7.320 km110 km (69 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 56 km south of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 1, 1948 01:12 am (Universal Time)7.115 km140 km (87 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 63 km east of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 9, 1938 07:15 pm (Universal Time)7.015 km156 km (97 mi) to the NKabupaten Buru, 170 km west of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 29, 1919 05:44 am (Universal Time)7.015 km159 km (99 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 92 km northeast of Pulau Buru Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 4, 1914 11:38 pm (Universal Time)7.0200 km224 km (139 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 220 km southeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]