Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 40 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 40 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 4:01 PM GMT+8 (08:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2026-08-20 08:01:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.249° S, 120.478° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 118 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.369 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.865 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 5.342 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.5103 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.021 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5105 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.48 km SSE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 5.668 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 5.041 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.576 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 5.069 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 5.081 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.798 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.456 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.640 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.675 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.550 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.629 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.478 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.284 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.580 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.371 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.368 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 4.988 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.547 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 4.439 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 4.30 km SW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 4.740 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 4.549 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 4.663 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.532 km WNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  33. 4.987 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 4.240 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.067 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 5.077 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 5.252 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 4.631 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 4.875 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 4.489 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 4.557 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 4.585 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 4.562 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 5.266 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  45. 4.35 km SSW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 4.754 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 4.242 km NW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 4.468 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 4.189 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 4.2101 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 4.636 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 4.770 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 4.890 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 4.021 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 4.937 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 3.955 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 5.068 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 4.660 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 4.276 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 4.584 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.040 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.547 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.679 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.770 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.739 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.372 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.538 km NW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.642 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 5.642 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.390 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.740 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.628 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.641 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.546 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.519 km ESE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 5.731 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  18. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.215 km W of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.545 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tm2k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.