International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584329
Event time 2026-02-28 00:37:34 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 15:37:34 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 00:49:48 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.1
Depth 182 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Maluku
Nearest settlement Amahai
Distance 189 km
Course SSE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Banda Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Bandanaira Airport (42,89 km), Bandanaira Airport (42,89 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Banda Api volcano (41,36 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.