Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 85 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 85 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 3:08 PM GMT+8 (07:08 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-16 07:08:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.851° S, 120.607° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 since this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.171 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.683 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.481 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.4101 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.671 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.579 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.316 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.373 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 5.377 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.581 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.337 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 5.284 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.649 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.9110 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.683 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.5116 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 5.075 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.397 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.582 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.250 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.481 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.976 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 4.653 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.444 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.357 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.227 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 4.276 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.579 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.789 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 4.614 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 4.767 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 4.583 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 4.580 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 4.699 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 4.479 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 4.379 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 4.7100 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 4.984 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 5.291 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 5.184 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 4.292 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 4.347 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 4.660 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 4.488 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 4.874 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 4.693 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 5.388 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 5.478 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.895 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 4.190 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 4.969 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 4.353 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 5.045 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 5.045 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 4.462 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 4.296 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 4.281 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 4.345 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.142 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 5.578 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.483 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.696 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.3119 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.483 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.184 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.343 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.379 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.213 km WSW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.485 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.251 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 5.085 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.691 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.443 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.432 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.386 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.142 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.448 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.541 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmgn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.