# Earthquake Activity in Maluku

- Place: Maluku, Indonesia (-5.2, 135.21)
- Published: 2026-10-31T20:59:20.916Z · expires 2026-11-07T20:59:20.916Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/4py
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A moderate 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Sea 86 km northeast of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, on Saturday at 10:10 pm local time (per volcanodiscovery.com).

The region experienced additional seismic activity with a 3.6-magnitude quake in the North Pacific Ocean near Morotai Island earlier that day, and a 3.0-magnitude tremor west of Pulau Mayu Island during the afternoon, according to volcanodiscovery.com.

Despite ongoing earthquake activity, meteorological authorities in Indonesia have issued warnings about heavy rainfall across most major cities, including Maluku, per Tempo.co.

## Sources

- [Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Banda Sea, 86 km northeast of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 10:10 pm (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxQakdSSG43emJGeVplSU9WVFR1N2g2dm5hNkUzaVN1WG03OGJmeTRsc05XR2dNaWp3SmlGY1VUeTc2VWotZzNocWQteEZpTlg4TUhDYTQ3MmUyVS1OTFNkWllCeGl0R0pVWUlMbWx5OXRPTThaYWhnOF9PWVBzU3JHRjNqdEVPc0w2dDBQc1dQT2hJOC1BOTNldVpmc01nTFRzTzVCaTF4NXEtV1ZJN0NGbA?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 44 km east of Morotai Island, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 09:34 am (Jayapura time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxOZnRFUkNPenRjZGZ5cW1KT0N1QkRvSEhUeS1qeVg0eG8zVTZGUlVQc1B2X0gzR3ljRElIZGNDdXV6ZHN0YU0yV2MzbW5VU1cxU2FSNWlrSzRJZkxycGtrU2VxVE5rZDNmQUlYVlhqTmxZMkFVd3VPVy1VYTNFNEdxR0RqZWYzei1sN09JdlJXcUpmc0l6VmNnb1V5VFBEbG54Tk1QR29RdVBYdGVQYmtTSw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 9 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 12:25 pm (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxNTDhkTnJyck5LaVBvcGVFQ0VscVpxOHR5emZ1LWpKNGo2TnhoaVYxWDRWc2gyMGthMUlkd1E1bTZLNDEwMjlaU20wUm95S29LQTllNE9YaTU4clFmSThzVHhMbVF1TC1nSTgyc0pQTG9rdEZWeExmR0N4REdTbFNBME1WV1FIc1RkQ3lPU3E1N0RlMlZlMHJPVjVrUFFHYl9uWlNRM1R2QWh0cGp2aGZLM0piMHBYMkZ6RXlLSFRXdw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [BMKG Warns of Rain Across Most Major Indonesian Cities on Saturday](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOZ2NMQllZdW5jb1Z2NDVMcE9ZOS1Zc05IQXRweG02Y1RuRkJrVDloOXprUTA4aEp5c2ZUd1ptMC1XMzM5R1pvZF9TUklKeVE1dXRhNkRiQTIwRkhsczhFVE0xTDNuTHFhRVBTY0pfWGVqUktoSEdlMW9lYzA2TmJlT1A1bEl5RUhUYkNQZUZsekliMjJNTU5IREVGN3RmX0l6?oc=5) · en.tempo.co · 2026-10-31
- [Indonesia’s Banda Sea hit by 6.2-magnitude earthquake](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxQdWplZHNDbzlYNks5cFVqZ0RDRTVEVlg0djZXOTkyMGdNU3pZU0NpbjhEQUZiR0NlbzNQNVZxVURyMG85Q0Zqb0phZTdud01WQnRGLUl6MjFVaWRodGtmZE5wUTRSUHNlYk9yeGdsTXlKdDdLZEI2UFFXY0dpWUtMdw?oc=5) · thesun.my · 2026-10-29
- [Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 34 km north of Maba, East Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 05:58 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxPSmhwbnh0Mks3TVVXaDV3Zi05V3NPUzVkUmVKVEN6eDhuOTJHUmZOV2lhaGI3UDNoVWV5QXhjSkxLcVlXdFNHbXpHWmpTT1QyZmFMLWVXYXNxZHNIRjhPcThzV3hIMUxSRndicDVGM0x5NzRRbkZleDVScWFWdkFYVVNmY0xyTGJjYV9jemU2VlVxMFhqV1BVS1NURlV4VXc5eEpGbWFUQ1RYMGYwN3BCZA?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-29
- [Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Ceram Sea, 27 km east of Pulau Teor Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 08:56 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxPRGN2MzFKRzZSSGhicElKWksyVnBUNXB4d0Y3NkdKWVlVa3ROZzExUko4Sjc4TzBTZ2N1ZWFRUVJpRDB2R0VLTERuNldhUzhITEh2Yk4tWEw5dnVpbENuSVFnQ3g1NWg3YXdTa2YzdjJqYUtKMFZPY2hrXzVvT3NhNmRJanp6dklWd0tRakktcWFldE1RNEx3dWNpWXg5QnRuNldXOGdhaEhKbUhtSHI4cA?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-29
- [\[SMM Geothermal Flash\] MCI Emerges as Sole Bidder for Maluku Geothermal Prospect](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxOSmlCTndQTU9EZkwwR0VlX0lKZ1ZqSVJZZzlBbWxPNlV0UFFtYV9pdGdrMjZ4aHFGbm00S05PYkgxeHdDTk9RVE5VNS13a0QtcmdxRHJXRVhqWUhyb1doY21BRmZOMjA0Mk9ZdTRYSE5RbXJab2pfRE5XOGxFQzRDZlhzWTNfRHBRVkdQM1FBTTh0UkZPdWtEWk9ROE9vNl9FcElZWVNqa2RvUUswbGdMYzVDVXdQcGVMTzFrSTcybk0?oc=5) · news.metal.com · 2026-10-29

## Open data shown on the globe

- M5.7 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003