5.6
Earthquake Details: 154 km SSE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia
8/18/2026, 6:02:20 AM
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred near 154 km SSE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia on 8/18/2026 at 6:02:20 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth10 km
Significance482
Latitude-0.6858
Longitude98.4160
Event IDus6000tlkt
Magnitude5.6
Updated:8/18/2026, 8:11:00 AM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 1:02:20 PM GMT+7
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 6:02:20 AM UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 10
M6.915 km NNW of Pematangsiantar, IndonesiaBeforeM2.7southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM2.6southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Kep. Mentawai Region, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM2.5southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM2.7northern Sumatra, IndonesiaBeforeM4.4Kep. Mentawai Region, IndonesiaBeforeM4.1Simeulue, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3southern Sumatra, IndonesiaAfter
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