Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 78 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 12:42 AM GMT+8 (16:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 66 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-22 16:42:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.900° S, 120.455° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 since this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.562 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 31 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.266 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.47 km SE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.754 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.242 km NW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.468 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.189 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2101 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.645 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.770 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.890 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.021 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.937 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.955 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 5.068 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.660 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.276 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.950 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.164 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.318 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.383 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 4.583 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.495 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.687 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.666 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 4.3116 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.688 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 4.384 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 4.583 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.777 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 4.931 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 4.536 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 5.354 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 4.3111 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 4.786 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 4.476 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 4.444 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 4.319 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 4.578 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 24 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 4.550 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 4.325 km E of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 4.458 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 5.544 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 4.950 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 4.743 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 4.396 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 4.538 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 18 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 4.559 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 4.436 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 4.175 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 16 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 5.351 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 5.2125 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  54. 4.647 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 4.360 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 4.645 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 5.051 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 4.550 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 4.345 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 4.734 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 4 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 4.557 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 31 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.489 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.875 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.631 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.252 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.077 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.067 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.240 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.987 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.532 km WNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.663 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.549 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.740 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.30 km SW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.439 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.547 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.986 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.368 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.580 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmt8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.