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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

Banda Sea earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 21.10.2026 23:25 – ongoing

Earthquakes
5
Largest
M4,4

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
4.4 Banda Sea 21.10.2026 23:25 143,3 km
3.9 BANDA SEA 21.10.2026 23:25 28,0 km
3.6 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA 23.10.2026 18:15 147,0 km
4.3 Banda Sea 28.10.2026 06:44 141,0 km
3.5 BANDA SEA 28.10.2026 20:41 153,0 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))