Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 37 km depth11 Aug 01:17 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.11 Aug 01:19: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 38.00 to 37.00 km (from 24 to 23 mi).Update Tue, 11 Aug 2026, 01:18Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 80 km southeast of Bengkulu, IndonesiaA moderately shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the morning near Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Indonesia.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, at 8:12 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 38. 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.Weak shaking might have been felt in Pagar Alam (pop. 70,400) located 80 km from the epicenter, Bengkulu (pop. 373,600) 80 km away, and Curup (pop. 46,200) 106 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.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 11, 2026 01:12:47 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Aug 11, 2026, at 08:12 am (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.5Depth37 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude4.43°S / 102.64°EKabupaten Seluma, Bengkulu, IndonesiaSeismic antipode4.43°N / 77.36°WColombiaShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoDempo (71 km / 44 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 26.1°C (79 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy25 minutes agoAug 11, 2026 01:12 GMT / Aug 11, 2026 08:12 am (Jakarta time)Lat / Lng: -4.43 / 102.64: Southern Sumatra, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 37 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23261802',-4.43000,102.64000,'25 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Southern Sumatra, Indonesia',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Bengkulu, a city with more than 370,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 81 km (51 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, 506 km (315 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry81 km (50 mi)NE of epicenterPagar Alam(pop: 70,400)III: WeakLahat Regency, Sumatera SelatanIndonesia81 km (51 mi)NW of epicenterBengkulu(pop: 373,600)III: WeakBengkuluIndonesia108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterCurup(pop: 46,200)III: WeakKabupaten Rejang Lebong, BengkuluIndonesia123 km (77 mi)NE of epicenterLahat(pop: 65,900)II: Very weakSumatera SelatanIndonesia129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterLubuklinggau(pop: 234,200)II: Very weakSumatera SelatanIndonesia140 km (87 mi)NE of epicenterTanjungagung(pop: 53,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Muara Enim, Sumatera SelatanIndonesia173 km (107 mi)E of epicenterBaturaja(pop: 134,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu, Sumatera SelatanIndonesia208 km (130 mi)NE of epicenterPrabumulih(pop: 103,500)II: Very weakSumatera SelatanIndonesia252 km (157 mi)E of epicenterKotabumi(pop: 42,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Lampung Utara, LampungIndonesia261 km (162 mi)NE of epicenterIndralaya(pop: 42,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Ogan Ilir, Sumatera SelatanIndonesia288 km (179 mi)NE of epicenterPalembang(pop: 1,668,800)II: Very weakSumatera SelatanIndonesia290 km (180 mi)E of epicenterTerbanggi Besar(pop: 52,600)II: Very weakKabupaten Lampung Tengah, LampungIndonesia298 km (185 mi)NW of epicenterSungai Penuh(pop: 99,200)II: Very weakJambiIndonesia303 km (188 mi)N of epicenterBejubang Dua(pop: 7,960)II: Very weakKabupaten Batang Hari, JambiIndonesia305 km (190 mi)E of epicenterMetro(pop: 178,400)II: Very weakLampungIndonesia311 km (193 mi)E of epicenterBandar Lampung(pop: 1,166,100)II: Very weakLampungIndonesia333 km (207 mi)N of epicenterJambi City(pop: 606,200)I: Not feltKota Jambi, JambiIndonesia384 km (239 mi)NE of epicenterMuntok(pop: 26,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Bangka Barat, Kepulauan Bangka BelitungIndonesia506 km (315 mi)SE of epicenterJakarta(pop: 8,540,100)I: Not feltDaerah Khusus Ibukota JakartaIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-11EpicenterAgency4.537 km23 mi01:12:47Southern Sumatra, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)4.537 km23 mi01:12:47Southern Sumatra, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 11, 2026 08:12 am (Jakarta)25 minutes ago4.537 km0 km - This quakeSouthern Sumatra, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 111 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.28 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 31.8 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 90 quakes per year (or 7.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 113 quakes per year (or 9.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 7 weeks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake had hit on Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 01:03 am (GMT +7 local time) in 20 km (12 mi) distance to the south:Mag. 4.8 earthquake 90 km SW of Pagar Alam - Indonesia - Jun 23, 2026 -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.5. It had occurred 4 years earlier, on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2022, at 09:31 pm local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7) in Indian Ocean, Indonesia:Mag. 6.5 earthquake Indonesia: Di Laut 64 Km BaratDaya KAUR-BENGKULU - Aug 23, 2022 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.4. It had occurred 19 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Sep 12, 2007, at 06:10 pm (GMT +7 local time) in Bengkulu, Indonesia:Mag. 8.4 earthquake southern Sumatra - Indonesia - Sep 12, 2007 -Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapAug 6, 05:57 pm (GMT +7)4.125 km80 km (50 mi) to the SE Southern Sumatra, Indonesia I FELT ITInfoJul 23, 06:40 am (GMT +7)4.134 km24 km (15 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 72 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 30, 03:04 am (GMT +7)4.049 km67 km (42 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 52 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 23, 02:43 pm (GMT +7)4.116 km93 km (58 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 66 km east of Pulau Enggano Island, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 23, 01:03 am (GMT +7)4.863 km20 km (12 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, Bengkulu, 90 km southwest of Pagar Alam, IndonesiaInfoJun 20, 08:40 am (GMT +7)5.055 km66 km (41 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, Bengkulu, 103 km south of Pagar Alam, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoMay 23, 07:40 pm (GMT +7)5.248 km28 km (17 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 88 km north of Pulau Enggano Island, Bengkulu, Indonesia 1 reportInfoApr 22, 12:17 pm (GMT +7)4.69 km74 km (46 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 83 km north of Pulau Enggano Island, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoFeb 15, 01:14 pm (GMT +7)5.066 km29 km (18 mi) to the W 62 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia 1 reportInfoMay 23, 2025 02:52 am (GMT +7)6.084 km69 km (43 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, 48 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia 8 reportsInfoApr 15, 2023 10:07 pm (Jakarta)6.223 km60 km (37 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, 141 km southeast of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia 6 reportsInfoAug 23, 2022 09:31 pm (Jakarta)6.512 km94 km (59 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 175 km southeast of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia 12 reportsInfoJan 18, 2011 02:20 am (GMT +7)6.036 km67 km (41 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 143 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoOct 25, 2010 09:42 pm (GMT +7)7.710 km299 km (186 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 54 km southwest of Pulau Taitaitanopo Island, IndonesiaInfoSep 13, 2007 06:49 am (GMT +7)7.935 km283 km (176 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, Bengkulu, 72 km northeast of Pulau Taitaitanopo Island, IndonesiaInfoSep 12, 2007 06:10 pm (GMT +7)8.434 km141 km (88 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 122 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoMay 8, 2006 04:16 pm (GMT +7)5.936 km57 km (36 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 117 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJul 25, 2004 09:35 pm (Jakarta)7.3582 km268 km (166 mi) to the NEKabupaten Musi Banyuasin, Sumatera Selatan, 100 km southeast of Jambi City, IndonesiaInfoApr 17, 2004 04:57 am (Jakarta)6.045 km88 km (54 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 165 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoFeb 14, 2001 02:28 am (GMT +7)7.436 km29 km (18 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 103 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoSep 23, 2000 01:22 am (Jakarta)6.233 km84 km (52 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 131 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 8, 2000 06:45 am (GMT +7)6.733 km84 km (52 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 99 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 6, 2000 04:58 pm (GMT +7)6.233 km74 km (46 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 152 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 4, 2000 11:39 pm (GMT +7)6.733 km64 km (40 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 96 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 4, 2000 11:28 pm (GMT +7)7.933 km69 km (43 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 104 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoNov 5, 1995 11:29 pm (Jakarta)6.336 km84 km (52 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, Bengkulu, 100 km south of Pagar Alam, IndonesiaInfoNov 14, 1979 02:05 am (GMT +7)6.347 km69 km (43 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 76 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 24, 1978 04:31 pm (GMT +7)6.433 km77 km (48 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 141 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoOct 1, 1975 11:13 am (GMT +7)6.033 km75 km (47 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 116 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoOct 1, 1975 10:29 am (GMT +7)7.033 km70 km (44 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 121 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoOct 1, 1975 01:17 am (GMT +7)6.033 km74 km (46 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 126 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoOct 11, 1974 04:32 am (Jakarta)6.021 km38 km (24 mi) to the NEKabupaten Seluma, 73 km southeast of Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoApr 8, 1971 02:45 pm (GMT +7)7.075 km41 km (25 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 59 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoApr 8, 1963 05:36 am (Jakarta)6.059 km83 km (52 mi) to the SEIndian Ocean, Bengkulu, 96 km south of Pagar Alam, IndonesiaInfoMar 4, 1949 01:17 am (Universal Time)6.255 km81 km (51 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 79 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoMar 26, 1946 05:09 pm (Universal Time)6.645 km93 km (58 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, 44 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoNov 1, 1944 12:01 pm (Universal Time)6.015 km88 km (55 mi) to the EKabupaten Kaur, Bengkulu, 70 km south of Pagar Alam, IndonesiaInfoJun 8, 1943 08:42 pm (Universal Time)7.315 km184 km (114 mi) to the NKabupaten Lebong, 79 km northwest of Curup, IndonesiaInfoAug 18, 1938 09:30 am (Universal Time)6.165 km43 km (27 mi) to the NKabupaten Seluma, 41 km southeast of Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJan 18, 1938 04:19 am (Universal Time)6.135 km69 km (43 mi) to the WIndian Ocean, 64 km southwest of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 24, 1933 09:54 pm (Universal Time)7.520 km236 km (147 mi) to the EKabupaten Tanggamus, 49 km southwest of Kotabumi, IndonesiaInfoSep 25, 1931 05:59 am (Universal Time)7.335 km102 km (63 mi) to the SWIndian Ocean, 163 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoFeb 19, 1931 05:40 pm (Universal Time)6.435 km91 km (57 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 163 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoFeb 14, 1931 01:58 pm (Universal Time)6.560 km48 km (30 mi) to the SEKabupaten Bengkulu Selatan, Bengkulu, 69 km south of Pagar Alam, IndonesiaInfoFeb 10, 1931 06:34 am (Universal Time)7.035 km103 km (64 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 177 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoApr 15, 1916 12:31 pm (Universal Time)6.735 km11 km (7 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, 70 km southeast of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJul 14, 1914 03:10 am (Universal Time)6.330 km98 km (61 mi) to the SIndian Ocean, 171 km south of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJun 25, 1914 07:07 pm (Universal Time)7.535 km120 km (75 mi) to the NWIndian Ocean, 74 km west of Bengkulu, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoJan 5, 1900 07:00 pm (Universal Time)7.00 km174 km (108 mi) to the NWKabupaten Bengkulu Utara, 94 km north of Bengkulu, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax 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