M5.0 earthquake Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia at Jan 28, 12:22 PM ET, 7 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.0 mb |
| Time | 28 Jan 2026, 17:22 UTC |
| Location | -7.270°, 130.341° – Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia |
| Depth | 7.2 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000s51i |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | Banda Sea · PAGER green | Oct 28, 10:40 AM 353 d ago | 142 km | 17 reports |
| 5.7 | Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · PAGER green | Feb 6, 4:20 PM 252 d ago | 24 km | – |
| 5.4 | Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · PAGER green | Oct 10, 6:02 AM 371 d ago | 159 km | – |
| 5.1 | 285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia | Jun 27, 10:50 AM 111 d ago | 160 km | – |
| 5.1 | Banda Sea | Jan 21, 12:49 AM 269 d ago | 108 km | – |
| 5.0 | Banda Sea · PAGER green | Dec 31, 10:05 PM 289 d ago | 181 km | – |
| 4.9 | Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia | Oct 19, 6:44 PM 362 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.8 | 289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia | Sep 15, 2:07 AM 32 d ago | 92 km | – |
| 4.8 | Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia | Aug 11, 8:45 AM 66 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.8 | Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia | Mar 16, 7:06 PM 214 d ago | 152 km | – |
| 4.8 | Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia | Nov 28, 3:32 AM 323 d ago | 140 km | – |
| 4.8 | 281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia | Nov 27, 11:01 AM 323 d ago | 106 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia earthquake?
Magnitude 5.0 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 7 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M5.7.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.