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

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.357 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.227 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.276 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.579 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.789 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.614 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.767 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.583 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.580 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.699 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.479 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.379 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.7100 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.984 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 5.291 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 5.184 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.292 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.347 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.660 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.488 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.874 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.693 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 5.388 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 5.478 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 4.895 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.534 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 4.190 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.969 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.353 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 5.045 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 5.045 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 4.462 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 4.296 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 4.281 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 4.345 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 4.558 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 4.255 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 4.286 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 4.433 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 4.239 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.437 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 4.856 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 4.590 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 4.175 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 4.475 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 4.985 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 4.786 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 4.981 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 4.874 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 4.574 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 4.564 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 4.339 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 4.3105 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 4.7100 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 4.563 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 4.112 km E of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 4.151 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 4.445 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.653 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.976 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.481 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.250 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.582 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.397 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.075 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.211 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.5116 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.683 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.9110 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.649 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 5.284 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.337 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.581 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 5.377 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.355 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.373 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.316 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.579 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away

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