# Earthquakes Hit Maluku Region

- Place: Maluku, Indonesia (-4.39, 128.99)
- Published: 2026-11-01T10:09:42.238Z · expires 2026-11-08T10:09:42.238Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/509
- 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, Indonesia, on Saturday, Oct 31, at 10:10 pm local time (per VolcanoDiscovery.com).

The region also experienced a lighter 3.0-magnitude quake nine kilometers west of Pulau Mayu Island earlier that day, at 12:25 pm, according to the same source.

BMKG (Indonesia's Meteorological and Geophysical Agency) warned of heavy rain across most major Indonesian cities on Saturday, as weather conditions remain unstable in the region 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. 3.0 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
- [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
- [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
- [\[SMM Geothermal Flash\] MCI Emerges as Sole Bidder for Maluku Geothermal Prospect](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxOSmlCTndQTU9EZkwwR0VlX0lKZ1ZqSVJZZzlBbWxPNlV0UFFtYV9pdGdrMjZ4aHFGbm00S05PYkgxeHdDTk9RVE5VNS13a0QtcmdxRHJXRVhqWUhyb1doY21BRmZOMjA0Mk9ZdTRYSE5RbXJab2pfRE5XOGxFQzRDZlhzWTNfRHBRVkdQM1FBTTh0UkZPdWtEWk9ROE9vNl9FcElZWVNqa2RvUUswbGdMYzVDVXdQcGVMTzFrSTcybk0?oc=5) · news.metal.com · 2026-10-29
- [Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - Maluku Sea, 60 km southwest of Pulau Dagasuli Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, at 11:19 pm (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxPem9obmw1VENJbjJZeUhWY201MjJFc0ZSRnpySnoxYWhndC1ZMkY1V3JzQkg5eWJiVjY4aXJQVXB5WnpYOUhKbkg0LWRSZHNWZmFXUmdBcVdDdGVHdXhvcFV6bDJaNjZReVdzMFFCTkRpQ0pjamw3TDM5N3lVM0sxci1xTFBmUndPbnoxTGFDZmlHRlpsd0hCd3lMTmZaWUxNaVJZRUdvci1SMjFkcXVnNQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-29

## Open data shown on the globe

- M5.0 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003