Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 64 km NW of Ende, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 64 km NW of Ende, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 11:13 AM GMT+8 (03:13 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: 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 11:13 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2026-08-19 03:13:26 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.365° S, 121.324° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.1	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.083 · 14 stations
5.1	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Preliminary

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 5.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 72°
Stations used: 56

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 100 since this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tlt9 (also filed as usauto6000tlt9). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC.