M3.9 earthquake 132 km S of Baubau, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 132 km S of Baubau, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 6:22 AM GMT+8 (22:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 187 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-16 22:22:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.659° S, 122.495° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5187 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4170 km SSW of Baubau, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.0184 km SSE of Baubau, Indonesia · 18 days ago · 665 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmi2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.