Indonesia earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 62 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 62 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 6:16 AM GMT+8 (22:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 62 km N of Ende, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 6:16 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2026-08-14 22:16:59 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.487° S, 121.016° E
Region: Indonesia
Strongest shaking: VI, strong 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: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 29.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 14.3 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.

Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 22.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 110°
Stations used: 50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: at least 201 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkub. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.