Earthquake Details: 29 km from Taliwang, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

8/16/2026, 3:19:56 AM

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near 29 km from Taliwang, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia on 8/16/2026 at 3:19:56 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -14 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia West Nusa Tenggara Taliwang (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-14 km

Significance0

Latitude-8.4800

Longitude116.8500

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000131

Magnitude2.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 3:28:30 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 11:19:56 AM GMT+8
UTC: 8/16/2026, 3:19:56 AM UTC

-14 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M7.768 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 9:58:21 PM M5.936 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 10:13:50 PM M5.561 km ENE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 10:17:00 PM M5.549 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 10:37:17 PM M5.349 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 10:53:11 PM M4.853 km NE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 11:00:03 PM M5.149 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 11:12:31 PM M5.065 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBefore8/14/2026, 11:17:05 PM M5.171 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:17:20 AM M4.962 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:37:40 AM M4.969 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 2:46:55 AM M5.067 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 3:54:13 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 03:28 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.