5.1

Earthquake Details: 71 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

8/15/2026, 1:17:20 AM

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred near 71 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia on 8/15/2026 at 1:17:20 AM. 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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IndonesiaEast Nusa TenggaraRuteng (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth10 km
Significance0
Latitude-8.0088
Longitude120.6888
Event IDus6000tkvp
Magnitude5.1
Updated:8/15/2026, 1:32:34 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time
8/15/2026, 9:17:20 AM GMT+8
UTC
8/15/2026, 1:17:20 AM UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Ruteng
71 km S · away
Labuan Bajo
103 km SW · away
Ende
142 km SE · away
Maumere
181 km E · away
Nearby event sequence · 12
M7.768 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM5.936 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBeforeM5.661 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM6.158 km N of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM5.549 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBeforeM5.349 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBeforeM5.149 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM5.065 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM4.873 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM5.171 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM4.962 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaAfterM4.969 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaAfter

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 15, 2026, 01:32 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.