M5.0 earthquake 75 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

Magnitude

5.0 (mb), moderate

Local time

Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 9:38 PM GMT+8

UTC

2026-08-16 13:38:39 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

7.932° S, 120.565° E

Region

Indonesia

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

65

• Ruteng, IndonesiaPopulation 41,533. Forecast76 kmN
• Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaPopulation 188,724. Forecast97 kmNE
• Makassar, IndonesiaPopulation 1,474,393. Forecast334 kmSSE

After

1. 4.397 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 10:38 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
2. 4.582 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 11:09 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
3. 4.250 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 11:49 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
4. 4.481 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 11:58 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
5. 4.976 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 1:26 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
6. 4.653 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 3:06 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
7. 4.444 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 5:48 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
8. 4.357 km E of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 6:44 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
9. 4.227 km E of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 7:29 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
10. 4.276 km NE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:21 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
11. 4.579 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:27 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
12. 4.789 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:53 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:56 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
14. 4.614 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:59 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
15. 4.767 km NW of Ende, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:00 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
16. 4.583 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:31 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
17. 4.580 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:33 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
18. 4.699 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:42 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
19. 4.479 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:49 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
20. 4.379 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:55 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
21. 4.7100 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 10:39 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
22. 4.984 km NE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 11:33 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
23. 5.291 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 11:36 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
24. 5.184 km ENE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 11:48 AM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
25. 4.292 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 1:05 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
26. 4.347 km NE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 1:09 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
27. 4.660 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 1:58 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
28. 4.488 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 3:13 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
29. 4.874 km NW of Ende, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 3:20 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
30. 4.693 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 4:51 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
31. 5.388 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 6:42 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
32. 5.478 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 6:44 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
33. 4.895 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 7:00 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
34. 4.534 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:19 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
35. 4.190 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:21 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
36. 4.969 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:39 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
37. 4.353 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:48 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
38. 5.045 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 8:51 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
39. 5.045 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 9:58 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
40. 4.462 km NW of Ende, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 10:12 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
41. 4.296 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 10:22 PM GMT+8 · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
42. 4.281 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaMon, Aug 17, 11:16 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
43. 4.345 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 12:08 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
44. 4.558 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 5:04 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
45. 4.286 km N of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 6:48 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
46. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 6:48 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
47. 4.239 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 8:03 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
48. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 9:21 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
49. 4.437 km N of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 10:06 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
50. 4.856 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 10:42 AM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
51. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 12:16 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
52. 4.175 km NW of Ende, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 12:42 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
53. 4.475 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 1:41 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
54. 4.985 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 5:01 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
55. 4.786 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 7:06 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
56. 4.981 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 8:00 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
57. 4.874 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 8:03 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
58. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 8:28 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
59. 4.564 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 8:30 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
60. 4.339 km ENE of Ruteng, IndonesiaTue, Aug 18, 9:13 PM GMT+8 · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 4.211 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 9:36 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 4.5116 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 8:37 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
3. 4.683 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 7:21 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
4. 4.9110 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 7:11 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
5. 4.649 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 6:33 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
6. 5.284 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 6:31 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
7. 4.337 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 6:27 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
8. 4.581 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 6:19 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
9. 5.377 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 6:14 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
10. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 5:53 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
11. 4.373 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 5:27 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
12. 4.316 km ENE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 4:43 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
13. 4.579 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 4:38 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
14. 4.671 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 4:36 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
15. 4.4101 km NE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 4:14 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
16. 4.481 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 3:26 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
17. 4.683 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 3:21 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
18. 4.171 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 3:15 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
19. 4.585 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 3:08 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
20. 4.142 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaSun, Aug 16, 2:59 PM GMT+8 · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd0015e86. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.