Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 150 km depth9 Jul 13:03 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.9 Jul 13:05: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.00 to 150.00 km (from 13 to 93 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 221 km (137 mi) towards ENE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 9, 2026 12:58:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 9, 2026, at 09:58 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth150 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.74°S / 127.9°EMaluku, IndonesiaAlso near: Timor-Leste 98 km (61 mi) awaySeismic antipode7.74°N / 52.1°W French GuianaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoWurlali (109 km / 68 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 24.3°C (76 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from SSEEstimated 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 energy9 minutes agoJul 9, 2026 12:58 GMT / Jul 9, 2026 09:58 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -7.74 / 127.9: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 2.4 / 21 km, RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 150 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23172267',-7.74000,127.90000,'9 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 where the quake might have been felt is Tiakur, a town with 5,200 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 47 km (29 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 272 km (169 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(*)RegionCountry47 km (29 mi)S of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)II: Very weakKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesia102 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor130 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor132 km (82 mi)SW of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor174 km (108 mi)SW of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)I: Not feltUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor179 km (111 mi)SW of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucau, BaucauEast Timor195 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucauEast Timor210 km (130 mi)SW of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)I: Not feltViquequeEast Timor225 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterManatutu(pop: 1,920)I: Not feltManatuto, ManatutoEast Timor236 km (146 mi)SW of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440)I: Not feltManatutoEast Timor253 km (157 mi)W of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor260 km (162 mi)W of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)I: Not feltDiliEast Timor272 km (169 mi)W of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)I: Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor279 km (174 mi)SW of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400)I: Not feltAileuEast Timor285 km (177 mi)SW of epicenterSame(pop: 7,500)I: Not feltManufahiEast Timor292 km (182 mi)SW of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130)I: Not feltErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor298 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAinaroEast Timor451 km (280 mi)N of epicenterAmbon(pop: 347,300): Not feltMalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-07-9EpicenterAgency3.9150 km93 mi12:58:09Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)2.421 km13 mi12:58:34Timor Region221 km (137 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.9150 km93 mi12:58:09Banda 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 100 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: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 88 quakes per year (or 7.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 100 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 104 quakes per year (or 8.6 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