Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 96 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 96 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 10:22 PM GMT+8 (14:22 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-17 14:22:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.776° S, 120.722° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 since this one and 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.281 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.345 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.558 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.286 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.239 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.437 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.856 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.175 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.475 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.985 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.786 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.981 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.874 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.564 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.339 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.3105 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.7100 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.563 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.112 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.151 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.445 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.972 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 4.346 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 4.693 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 4.977 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 4.443 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.777 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 4.782 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.340 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 4.556 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 4.365 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 4.671 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 4.971 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 4.680 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 5.164 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.562 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 4.439 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 4.3100 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 4.376 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 4.882 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.373 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 4.654 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 4.344 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 4.144 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 4.660 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 5.548 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  51. 4.338 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 4.434 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 4.545 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 4.336 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 4.4140 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 4.333 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 5.236 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 4.545 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 5.731 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 4.462 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.045 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.045 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.353 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.969 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.190 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.895 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 5.478 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 5.388 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.064 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.693 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.874 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.488 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.660 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.347 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.292 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 5.184 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 5.291 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.984 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.7100 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmkh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.