World · East Asia & Pacific · 4 hrs ago
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake in Banda Sea Felt in Several Indonesian Areas
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Banda Sea near Indonesia’s Maluku province early Thursday.
The quake’s reported depth was about 160 kilometres, and its location was described as near the Tanimbar Islands.
People felt shaking in Banda Neira, Tanimbar, Kaimana and Sorong, at a level BMKG said was noticeable indoors.
BMKG said the quake posed no tsunami threat.
It attributed the shaking to movement deep within a tectonic plate, a type known as an intraslab earthquake.
BMKG had detected no aftershocks by 5:30 a.m.
local time, according to its monitoring update.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Banda Sea near Indonesia’s Maluku province on October 29.
The quake occurred at 5:06 a.m. WIB and was reported at a depth of 160 to 164 kilometers.
Indonesia’s BMKG said the earthquake posed no tsunami threat.
Tremors were felt in Banda Neira, Tanimbar, Kaimana and Sorong, according to BMKG.
- Who
- Residents in Banda Neira, Tanimbar, Kaimana and Sorong reported feeling the earthquake.
- What
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Banda Sea. BMKG said it posed no tsunami threat.
- When
- October 29, at 5:06 a.m. WIB.
- Where
- The Banda Sea, near Tanimbar in Maluku, Indonesia.
- Why
- BMKG attributed it to deformation within a tectonic plate.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Banda Sea.
BMKG monitoring had not detected aftershocks.
A separate magnitude 1.9 earthquake was reported on land near Sorong.
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Time
- 5:06 a.m. WIB, October 29
- Depth
- 160 km (Detik); 164 km (CNN Indonesia)
- Epicentre distance
- About 203 km northwest of Tanimbar
- Tsunami threat
- BMKG said there was no threat
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What people are saying
Not potentially tsunami-generating.
The earthquake was felt with an intensity of III MMI in Banda Neira, Tanimbar, Kaimana, and Sorong.
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#Gempa (UPDATE) Mag:6.4, 29-Okt-26 05:06:47 WIB, Lok:6.34 LS, 130.52 BT (Pusat gempa berada di laut 60 km Baratlaut Larat-Kep.Tanimbar), Kedlmn:160 Km Dirasakan (MMI) II - III Banda Naira, II - III Tanimbar, II - III Kaimana, II - III Sorong #BMKG