M4.5 earthquake 187 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 187 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 8:33 PM GMT+8 (12:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-17 12:33:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.978° S, 121.798° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 17
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4170 km SSW of Baubau, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.4140 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.0176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 2 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmjx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.