Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.1 quake hits 29 km northwest of Kalabahi, Indonesia around noon

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Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in Indonesia near Kalabahi, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, only 4 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Monday, April 20th, 2026, at 1:19 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 173. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kalabahi (pop. 19,200) located 29 km from the epicenter, Maubara (pop. 16,300) 113 km away, and Lewoleba (pop. 30,200) 113 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 20, 2026 01:19 pm (GMT +8) local time (20 Apr 2026 05:19 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 173.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 8.01°S / 124.38°E (Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG