Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 40 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 7:03 PM GMT+8 (11:03 UTC), 9 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-21 11:03:03 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.255° S, 120.564° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 8.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 89 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 89.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmf5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.