Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 29 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 10:33 AM GMT+8 (02:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 35 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-21 02:33:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.351° S, 120.527° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 101 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.478 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.284 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.580 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.371 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.368 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.988 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.547 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.439 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.30 km SW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.740 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.549 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.663 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.532 km WNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.987 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.240 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.067 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 5.077 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 5.252 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.631 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 4.875 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.489 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.557 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.585 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.562 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 5.266 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  27. 4.35 km SSW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 4.754 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 4.242 km NW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 4.468 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.189 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 4.2101 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 4.636 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 4.770 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.890 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 4.021 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 4.937 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.955 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 5.068 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 4.660 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 4.276 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 4.950 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 4.164 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 4.318 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 4.3100 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 4.583 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 4.495 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 4.687 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 4.666 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 4.3116 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 4.683 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 4.381 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 4.583 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 4.666 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 5.060 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 4.777 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 4.054 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 4.931 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 4.536 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 4.550 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.675 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.640 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.456 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.798 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 5.081 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.069 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.576 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.041 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 5.668 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.48 km SSE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.5105 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.021 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.5103 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 5.342 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.865 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.369 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 5.040 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.584 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 5.040 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmd2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.