M5.1 earthquake 65 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 65 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 7:12 AM GMT+8 (23:12 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-14 23:12:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.023° S, 120.552° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: at least 202 since this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.953 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.063 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.460 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.475 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.978 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.963 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.772 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.681 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.486 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.679 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.173 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.080 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.863 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.571 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.492 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.641 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.676 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.584 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.873 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.451 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.465 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.767 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.449 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2107 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.068 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.576 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.469 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.463 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.375 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.066 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 4.138 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.353 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.268 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.168 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.390 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.758 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.097 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.270 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.444 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.656 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.541 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.687 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.044 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.545 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.171 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.660 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.176 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.163 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.981 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.613 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1138 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.974 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.298 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.234 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.348 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.591 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.776 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.799 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.370 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 4.760 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.753 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.361 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.453 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.627 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.528 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.646 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.054 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.168 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.475 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.562 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.940 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 5.878 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 7.866 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 66 · PAGER orange
- 4.672 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 59 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkv7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.