3.6
Earthquake Details: Flores Sea
Sep 16, 2026, 10:09:44
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred near Flores Sea on Sep 16, 2026 at 10:09:44. 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-7.7300
Longitude120.9300
Event IDemsc:20260916_0000142
Magnitude3.6
Updated:Sep 16, 2026, 10:14:31 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 16, 2026, 18:09:44 GMT+8
- UTC
- Sep 16, 2026, 10:09:44 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M5.150 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM4.655 km NNW of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM3.8Flores SeaBeforeM4.1Flores SeaBeforeM3.6Flores region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.0Banda SeaBeforeM3.8Flores SeaBeforeM3.6Flores SeaBeforeM3.9Flores SeaBeforeM4.345 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM3.8Flores SeaBeforeM4.3Flores SeaBefore
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