Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 44 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 44 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 5:48 AM GMT+8 (21:48 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-16 21:48:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.211° S, 120.493° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 since this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd0015eae. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.