Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 187 km depth17 Jun 01:24 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.17 Jun 01:25: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 188.00 to 149.00 km (from 117 to 93 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards E.17 Jun 01:32: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 149.00 to 187.00 km (from 93 to 116 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 19 km (12 mi) towards E.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 17, 2026 01:17:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jun 17, 2026, at 10:17 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth187 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.84°S / 129.82°EIndonesiaSeismic antipode6.84°N / 50.18°W French GuianaShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoNila (37 km / 23 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 27.1°C (81 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from ESEEstimated 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 energy20 minutes agoJun 17, 2026 01:17 GMT / Jun 17, 2026 10:17 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -6.84 / 129.82: Banda SeaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 187 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 149 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23107373',-6.84000,129.82000,'20 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 Saumlaki, a town with 14,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 207 km (129 mi) distance to the southeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry207 km (129 mi)SE of epicenterSaumlaki(pop: 13,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, MalukuIndonesia267 km (166 mi)SW of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, 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 GMT2026-06-17EpicenterAgency3.9187 km116 mi01:17:19Banda SeaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.9187 km116 mi01:17:19Banda Sea0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.9149 km93 mi01:17:19BANDA SEA19 km (12 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 214 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: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.43 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 10.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 184 quakes per year (or 15.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 210 quakes per year (or 17.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 217 quakes per year (or 18.1 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 1 hour and 22 minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026, at 08:55 am (GMT +9 local time) in 83 km (52 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.5 earthquake Banda Sea - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 3 years earlier, on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023, at 02:47 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in Banda Sea, Indonesia:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Di Laut 148 Km BaratLaut MALUKUTENGGARABRT - Jan 10, 2023 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.1. It had occurred 63 years ago earlier, on Monday, Nov 4, 1963, at 10:17 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9) in Maluku, Indonesia:Mag. 8.1 earthquake Banda Sea - Nov 4, 1963 - 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJun 17, 08:55 am (GMT +9)4.5171 km83 km (52 mi) to the NE Banda Sea I FELT ITInfoJun 17, 06:31 am (GMT +9)4.0133 km97 km (60 mi) to the SW Banda Sea I FELT ITInfoJun 16, 06:47 pm (Jayapura)4.1177 km16 km (9.8 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 108 km northwest of Pulau Daweloor Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoJun 16, 04:54 am (Jayapura)4.2149 km68 km (42 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 63 km northwest of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoJun 15, 10:53 pm (Jayapura)4.0177 km71 km (44 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 151 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoOct 28, 2025 11:40 pm (GMT +9)6.4168 km30 km (19 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 83 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia 195 reportsInfoNov 8, 2023 10:02 pm (Jayapura)6.710 km79 km (49 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 201 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1 reportInfoNov 8, 2023 01:53 pm (GMT +9)7.16 km56 km (35 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 166 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 8, 2023 01:52 pm (GMT +9)6.710 km45 km (28 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 164 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 7 reportsInfoSep 22, 2023 11:59 pm (Jayapura)6.6214 km33 km (20 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 94 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 215 reportsInfoMay 25, 2023 12:49 am (Jayapura)6.2158 km34 km (21 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 106 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 739 reportsInfoJan 10, 2023 02:47 am (Jayapura)7.9131 km60 km (38 mi) to the SEBanda Sea, 101 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 880 reportsInfoDec 30, 2021 03:25 am (Jayapura)7.3165 km260 km (161 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 19 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1221 reportsInfoMay 6, 2020 10:53 pm (GMT +9)6.7113 km3.2 km (2 mi) to the SBanda Sea, 65 km south of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 471 reportsInfoJun 24, 2019 11:53 am (Jayapura)7.3214 km85 km (53 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 90 km west of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 186 reportsInfoMar 26, 2018 05:14 am (GMT +9)6.4169 km23 km (14 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 145 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 45 reportsInfoDec 11, 2012 01:53 am (GMT +9)7.1155 km34 km (21 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 31 km southwest of Pulau Kekeh Besar Island, Maluku, Indonesia 18 reportsInfoNov 8, 2008 01:04 am (GMT +9)6.210 km84 km (52 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 142 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJan 28, 2006 01:58 am (GMT +9)7.6397 km241 km (150 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 198 km south of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 2, 2005 07:42 pm (GMT +9)7.1202 km37 km (23 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 159 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 21, 2001 06:08 am (Jayapura)6.233 km99 km (62 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 133 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 9, 1998 02:38 pm (Jayapura)7.033 km97 km (60 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 128 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 9, 1998 02:30 pm (Jayapura)6.733 km89 km (55 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 120 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 25, 1995 01:43 pm (Jayapura)7.1142 km74 km (46 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 119 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoDec 21, 1992 05:52 am (Jayapura)7.378 km69 km (43 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 175 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 24, 1990 05:33 am (GMT +9)6.533 km62 km (39 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 160 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 17, 1987 10:32 am (GMT +9)7.167 km177 km (110 mi) to the NE Banda Sea (Indonesia)InfoNov 24, 1983 02:30 pm (Jayapura)7.3179 km196 km (122 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 85 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoOct 29, 1974 12:14 pm (Jayapura)6.5117 km40 km (25 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 114 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 7, 1974 04:29 am (Jayapura)6.326 km97 km (60 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 157 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJul 9, 1971 04:07 am (Jayapura)6.2106 km32 km (20 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 94 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 9, 1969 05:44 am (GMT +9)6.5176 km90 km (56 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 204 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoApr 14, 1969 08:33 am (GMT +9)6.4168 km75 km (47 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 196 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 4, 1963 10:17 am (Jayapura)8.1110 km27 km (17 mi) to the SWBanda Sea, 106 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoSep 7, 1962 04:41 pm (Jayapura)6.5155 km62 km (38 mi) to the NE Banda SeaInfoJul 18, 1956 03:19 pm (Jayapura)7.50 km150 km (93 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 272 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 2, 1950 03:28 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km70 km (44 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 127 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoJun 3, 1927 07:12 am (Universal Time)7.435 km82 km (51 mi) to the EBanda Sea, 170 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 5, 1924 04:24 am (Universal Time)6.8145 km36 km (22 mi) to the NWBanda Sea, 149 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 23, 1918 10:57 pm (Universal Time)6.715 km79 km (49 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 132 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoNov 19, 1918 03:41 am (Jayapura)8.10 km92 km (57 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 117 km northwest of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoAug 30, 1917 01:07 pm (Jayapura)7.80 km214 km (133 mi) to the WBanda Sea, 66 km east of Pulau Romang Island, 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]