Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 56 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 56 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 18, 2026, 10:42 AM GMT+8 (02:42 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-18 02:42:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.143° S, 120.269° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 174 since this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.475 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.985 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.786 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.981 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.874 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.564 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.339 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.3105 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.7100 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.563 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.112 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.151 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 4.445 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.346 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.693 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.443 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.35 km S of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.340 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.556 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.217 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 4.365 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.680 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.562 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.439 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 4.3100 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.376 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.882 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 4.373 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 4.654 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 4.344 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.144 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 4.660 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 5.548 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  36. 4.338 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 4.221 km W of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 4.434 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 4.545 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 4.336 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 4.210 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.333 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.118 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 5.236 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 4.545 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 4.215 km W of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 5.731 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  49. 4.519 km ESE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 4.546 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 4.641 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 4.628 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 4.740 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 4.390 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 5.642 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  56. 4.642 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 4.538 km NW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 4.372 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 4.739 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 4.770 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 4.437 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.239 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.286 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.558 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.345 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.281 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.296 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 5.045 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 5.045 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.353 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.969 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.190 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.534 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.895 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 5.478 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 5.388 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.488 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.660 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tlk5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.