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Latest quakes in or around the Banda Sea in the past 48 hours on Sunday, July 3, 2022 - list, stats and map

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Quakes in the past 48 hours:

3 quakes above magnitude 4
8 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4

In the past 48 hours, the Banda Sea region had 3 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above and 8 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0.

Latest quake: Mag. 3.0 | Banda Sea, 26 km NE of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia -

Strongest quake: Mag. 4.3 | Banda Sea, 285 km SW of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia -

Today: Mag. 4.1 on Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 5:30 am (GMT +9) – Banda Sea, Timor-Leste, 238 km NE of Atambua, Indonesia
Past 7 days: Mag. 4.7 on Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 2:40 am (GMT +9) – Banda Sea, Indonesia, 203 km E of Lospalos, Municipio de Lautem, Timor-Leste
Past 30 days: Mag. 5.6 on Wednesday, Jun 22, 2022 at 1:01 pm (GMT +8) – Flores Sea, 143 km NE of Labuanbajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Past 90 days: Mag. 6.2 on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:36 am (GMT +9) – Banda Sea, 38 km NE of Lospalos, Municipio de Lautem, Timor-Leste
Past 365 days: Mag. 7.3 on Thursday, Dec 30, 2021 at 3:25 am (GMT +9) – Banda Sea, 122 km NE of Lospalos, Municipio de Lautem, Timor-Leste

Recent quakes above magnitude 1.0 in or around the Banda Sea (updated )

Past 24 hours:	6 quakes \| 0 quakes M2+ \| 5 quakes M3+ \| 1 quake M4+
Past 7 days:	37 quakes \| 8 quakes M2+ \| 21 quakes M3+ \| 8 quakes M4+
Past 30 days:	212 quakes \| 54 quakes M2+ \| 100 quakes M3+ \| 56 quakes M4+ \| 2 quakes M5+
Past 90 days:	588 quakes \| 177 quakes M2+ \| 253 quakes M3+ \| 151 quakes M4+ \| 6 quakes M5+ \| 1 quake M6+
Past 365 days:	3,430 quakes \| 1,038 quakes M2+ \| 1,581 quakes M3+ \| 714 quakes M4+ \| 47 quakes M5+ \| 4 quakes M6+ \| 2 quakes M7+

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (11 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Sunday, July 3, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 3, 2022 10:39 am (GMT +9) (Jul 3, 2022 01:39 GMT)	3.0 85 km		Banda Sea, 26 km northeast of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Saturday, July 2, 2022 GMT (7 quakes)
Jul 3, 2022 8:15 am (GMT +9) (Jul 2, 2022 23:15 GMT)	3.3 10 km		80 km northeast of Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 3, 2022 5:30 am (GMT +9) (Jul 2, 2022 20:30 GMT)	4.1 446 km		Banda Sea, Timor-Leste, 238 km northeast of Atambua, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 3, 2022 4:10 am (GMT +8) (Jul 2, 2022 20:10 GMT)	3.3 10 km		47 km northwest of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 2, 2022 5:25 pm (GMT +8) (Jul 2, 2022 09:25 GMT)	3.2 159 km		Flores Sea, 36 km northwest of Labuanbajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 2, 2022 6:00 pm (GMT +9) (Jul 2, 2022 09:00 GMT)	3.5 10 km		South Pacific Ocean, 73 km northeast of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 2, 2022 9:54 am (GMT +8) (Jul 2, 2022 01:54 GMT)	3.6 74 km		Savu Sea, Indonesia, 40 km north of Pante Macassar, Timor-Leste I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 2, 2022 10:31 am (GMT +9) (Jul 2, 2022 01:31 GMT)	4.3 102 km		Banda Sea, 285 km southwest of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Friday, July 1, 2022 GMT (3 quakes)
Jul 2, 2022 7:48 am (GMT +8) (Jul 1, 2022 23:48 GMT)	3.6 10 km		32 km southeast of Sulawesi Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 2, 2022 1:58 am (GMT +9) (Jul 1, 2022 16:58 GMT)	3.0 10 km		South Pacific Ocean, 29 km north of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map
Jul 1, 2022 12:58 pm (GMT +8) (Jul 1, 2022 04:58 GMT)	4.0 573 km		Flores Sea, 126 km north of Labuanbajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia I FELT IT	More	Map

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.9 x 10¹¹ joules (109 megawatt hours, equivalent to 93.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Banda Sea Earthquake FAQ

When was the latest earthquake in or around the Banda Sea?

The last earthquake in or around the Banda Sea occurred 50 minutes ago: Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Banda Sea, 26 km northeast of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 10:39 am (GMT +9).

How many quakes were there in or around the Banda Sea in the past 48 hours?

In the past 48 hours, Banda Sea, Indonesia had 11 quakes up to magnitude 4.3.

What was the strongest quake in or around the Banda Sea in the past 48 hours?

The strongest earthquake in or around the Banda Sea in the past 48 hours occurred 1 day 1 hours ago: Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - Banda Sea, 285 km southwest of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jul 2, 2022 at 10:31 am (GMT +9).

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