Quakes · tsunami

Earthquake magnitude 6.7 (mwb) in 6.444S 129.752E, depth 10 km at 080452Z nov 23

Banda Sea · USGS-US7000L9H2

issued: 2023-11-08 04:52Z
status: cancelled 2023-11-11 04:52Z
self-cancels: 2023-11-11 04:52Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Banda Sea
position: -6.444, 129.752
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

BANDA SEA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.7 (MWB) IN 6.444S 129.752E, DEPTH 10 KM AT 080452Z NOV 23.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US7000L9H2. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000l9h2

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

191 within 180 nm since 1997 · 8 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

211 km nne of lospalos, timor leste2026-08-24
207 km sse of amahai, indonesia2026-08-24
268 km wsw of tual, indonesia2026-05-14
146 km ne of lospalos, timor leste2026-03-28
Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 7.689S 130.151E, depth 24 km at 062120Z feb 262026-02-06
Earthquake magnitude 6.4 (mww) in 6.700S 129.989E, depth 142 km at 281440Z oct 252025-10-28

Season · when earthquake & tsunami bulletins happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 7 messages since 2023-11-08 · closed 2023-11-14

Earthquake magnitude 6.7 (mwb) in 6.444S 129.752E, depth 10 km at 080452Z nov 23 this message2023-11-08 → 2023-11-11
Earthquake magnitude 7.1 (mww) in 6.416S 129.547E, depth 6 km at 080453Z nov 232023-11-08 → 2023-11-11
Earthquake magnitude 6.7 (mww) in 6.131S 129.874E, depth 10 km at 081302Z nov 232023-11-08 → 2023-11-11
283 km w of tual, indonesia2023-11-10 → 2023-11-13
Earthquake magnitude 6.1 (mww) in 6.098S 130.061E, depth 10 km at 102045Z nov 232023-11-10 → 2023-11-13
295 km w of tual, indonesia2023-11-10 → 2023-11-13
287 km w of tual, indonesia2023-11-11 → 2023-11-14

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

5 earthquake & tsunami bulletins in force · see all

Quakes

Undersea earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above (USGS) and the tsunami bulletins NAVAREA coordinators relay. All current earthquake & tsunami bulletins →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.