Indonesia earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 67 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 67 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 8:46 AM GMT+8 (00:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 8:46 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2026-08-17 00:46:39 UTC
Depth: 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.265° S, 121.464° E
Region: Indonesia
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 9.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 4.3 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	90%
1 to 10	9%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	90%
1 to 10	9%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.5 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 284°, dip 61°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 95°, dip 29°, rake 83°
Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.8 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 23°
Stations used: 112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 105 since this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 105.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd0015eay. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.