On August 19, 2026, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Sea at 14:32 UTC at a depth of 538 km. On August 21, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea at 11:55 UTC at 170 km depth, and a 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region at 13:06 UTC at 159 km depth.
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Time 2026-08-19 14:32:22 UTC 2026-08-19 14:32:22 UTC at epicenter Location 5.170 S 125.536 E Depth 538.07 km (334.34 mi)
New # earthquake detected: M 4.9 - Banda Sea 2026/08/19, 14:32:22 UTC GPS: -5.1696, 125.5363 Depth: 538.071 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tlvn
New # earthquake detected: M 4.6 - south of Africa 2026/08/21, 05:56:46 UTC GPS: -53.1420, 23.5692 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tme0
New # earthquake detected: M 5.1 - south of Tonga 2026/08/21, 08:12:34 UTC GPS: -24.7124, -175.3072 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmei
New # earthquake detected: M 4.9 - 88 km N of Ruteng, # Indonesia 2026/08/21, 08:14:00 UTC GPS: -7.8156, 120.5155 Depth: 36.554 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmej
New # earthquake detected: M 5.2 - 19 km W of Jabonga, # Philippines 2026/08/21, 09:12:20 UTC GPS: 9.3382, 125.3420 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmer
New # earthquake detected: M 5.1 - 1 km N of Alegria, # Philippines 2026/08/21, 09:22:36 UTC GPS: 9.4833, 125.5784 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmes
New # earthquake detected: M 4.5 - 237 km NNW of Kuril’sk, # Russia 2026/08/21, 10:38:57 UTC GPS: 47.2192, 146.7826 Depth: 350.501 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmf2
New # earthquake detected: M 4.6 - 44 km N of Ruteng, # Indonesia 2026/08/21, 11:03:03 UTC GPS: -8.2130, 120.5403 Depth: 9.980 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmf5
New # earthquake detected: M 4.5 - 47 km N of Ruteng, # Indonesia 2026/08/21, 11:16:52 UTC GPS: -8.1896, 120.5325 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmf7
New # earthquake detected: M 5.4 - 148 km SSE of Tateyama, # Japan 2026/08/21, 12:02:07 UTC GPS: 33.7171, 140.3802 Depth: 61.666 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmfe
New # earthquake detected: M 4.9 - Kermadec Islands region 2026/08/21, 12:19:02 UTC GPS: -31.9377, -178.7122 Depth: 69.842 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmfi
New # earthquake detected: M 4.9 - 149 km WSW of Fakfak, # Indonesia 2026/08/21, 12:32:50 UTC GPS: -3.4075, 131.0401 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmfl
New # earthquake detected: M 5.4 - South Sandwich Islands region 2026/08/21, 13:06:40 UTC GPS: -58.8509, -26.5571 Depth: 158.986 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tmft