Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 66 km NW of Ende, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 66 km NW of Ende, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:45 PM GMT+8 (05:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 31 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2026-08-15 05:45:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.403° S, 121.245° E
Region
Indonesia
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: at least 199 since this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkwj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.