2.9
Earthquake Details: Flores Sea
8/18/2026, 3:11:36 PM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Flores Sea on 8/18/2026 at 3:11:36 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -11 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-11 km
Significance0
Latitude-7.4800
Longitude122.4900
Event IDemsc:20260818_0000535
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/18/2026, 3:15:02 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 11:11:36 PM GMT+8
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 3:11:36 PM UTC
-11 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.976 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM4.2Flores SeaBeforeM3.9Flores Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.3Flores SeaBeforeM4.1Flores Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.1Flores Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.4Flores Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.593 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM4.554 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM4.2Flores Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.776 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM4.796 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBefore
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