Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 401 km south of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, Jun 14, 2026, at 05:29 am (Universal Time)

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Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 180 km depth14 Jun 05:33 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 14, 2026 05:29:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jun 14, 2026, at 05:29 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.0Depth180 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude7.18°S / 129.11°EMaluku, IndonesiaSeismic antipode7.18°N / 50.89°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTeon (29 km / 18 mi)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoJun 14, 2026 05:29 GMT / Jun 14, 2026 05:29 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -7.18 / 129.11: Indonesia: Banda SeaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23096629',-7.18000,129.11000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Indonesia: 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+="&notFelt=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 181 km (112 mi) distance to the southwest, 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 GMT2026-06-14EpicenterAgency4.0180 km112 mi05:29:08Banda SeaBMKG (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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 14, 2026 05:29 am (Universal Time)4 minutes ago4.0180 km0 km - This quakeIndonesia: Banda SeaMain 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 168 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: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.36 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 153 quakes per year (or 12.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 167 quakes per year (or 13.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 175 quakes per year (or 14.6 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