2.9
Earthquake Details: Flores Sea
Sep 12, 2026, 17:44:12
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Flores Sea on Sep 12, 2026 at 17:44:12. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude-7.9000
Longitude120.6200
Event IDemsc:20260912_0000266
Magnitude2.9
Updated:Sep 12, 2026, 17:49:49 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 13, 2026, 01:44:12 GMT+8
- UTC
- Sep 12, 2026, 17:44:12 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.0Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Sumbawa region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.6Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.0Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.4Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.6Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.645 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM3.9Flores region, IndonesiaBefore
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