Indonesia earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 42 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 5:30 PM GMT+8 (09:30 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: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 5:30 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2026-08-20 09:30:52 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.268° S, 120.632° E
Region: Indonesia
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 32°
Stations used: 80

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 116 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tm2v (also filed as usauto6000tm2v). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.