Earthquake Details: 61 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia

8/14/2026, 10:17:00 PM

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred near 61 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia on 8/14/2026 at 10:17:00 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia East Nusa Tenggara Ruteng (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth10 km

Significance465

Latitude-8.4696

Longitude121.0058

Event IDus6000tkub

Magnitude5.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 12:22:18 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 6:17:00 AM GMT+8
UTC: 8/14/2026, 10:17:00 PM UTC

10 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 M5.661 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 10:18:06 PM M6.158 km N of Ende, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 10:28:37 PM M5.549 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 10:37:17 PM M5.349 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 10:53:11 PM M5.149 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 11:12:31 PM M5.065 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 11:17:05 PM M5.171 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 12:40:18 AM M5.171 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 1:17:20 AM M4.962 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 1:37:40 AM M4.969 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 2:46:55 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, 12:22 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.