Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 72 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 8:03 AM GMT+8 (00:03 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-15 00:03:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.278° S, 121.034° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: at least 201 since this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkvd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.