Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 116 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 116 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 8:37 PM GMT+8 (12:37 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 12:37:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.564° S, 120.540° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
30

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 since this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 189.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd0015e7x. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.