4.5

Earthquake Details: 63 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

8/15/2026, 8:29:44 PM

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred near 63 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on 8/15/2026 at 8:29:44 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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IndonesiaEast Nusa TenggaraRuteng (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth10 km
Significance312
Latitude-8.0349
Longitude120.4927
Event IDus6000tl3k
Magnitude4.5
Updated:8/15/2026, 9:06:00 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time
8/16/2026, 4:29:44 AM GMT+8
UTC
8/15/2026, 8:29:44 PM UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Ruteng
64 km S
Labuan Bajo
84 km SW
Ende
157 km SE
Waingapu
182 km S
Nearby event sequence · 12
M7.768 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM5.936 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaBeforeM5.561 km ENE of Ruteng, 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, IndonesiaBeforeM5.171 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBeforeM5.171 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaBeforeM4.969 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaBefore

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, 09:06 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.