Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 83 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 83 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:37 AM GMT+8 (17:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 37 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-01 17:37:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.990° S, 120.901° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 since this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5101 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 3 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.037 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 22 hr ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.843 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 21 hr ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.953 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.842 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.459 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.754 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 5.535 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 5.167 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.734 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.574 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 18 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.353 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.550 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 5.051 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.544 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.443 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.360 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.647 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 5.2118 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.156 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 5.251 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.565 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.336 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tyw9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.