Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - Banda Sea, 41 km northeast of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:57 pm (GMT +9) -
Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 12 km depth
16 May 15:06 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 16, 2022 14:57:48 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:57 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 12.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 3.36°S / 128.33°E  (Banda Sea, Indonesia) |
| Antipode | 3.36°N / 51.67°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Banda Api (215 km / 134 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 41 km (25 mi) NNE of Ambon City (pop: 355,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) W of Amahai (pop: 47,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Ambon Island (pop: 501,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  27.1°C (81 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 12 km | SERAM, INDONESIA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
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