International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582959
Event time 2026-02-26 03:34:21 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-25 18:34:21 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 03:57:49 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.4
Depth 328.6 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Great depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Maluku
Nearest settlement Ambon
Distance 279 km
Course S
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Banda Sea

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

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
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Teon volcano (106,40 km), Wurlali volcano (106,83 km), Nila volcano (114,63 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.