Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at unknown depth19 Aug 22:31 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 19, 2026 22:28:11 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Aug 19, 2026, at 10:28 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.42°S / 120.62°EKabupaten Manggarai Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaSeismic antipode8.42°N / 59.38°WGuyanaShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoRanakah (25 km / 16 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoAug 19, 2026 22:28 GMT / Aug 19, 2026 10:28 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -8.42 / 120.62: Flores Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23294976',-8.42000,120.62000,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Flores Region, 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 Labuan Bajo, a city with more than 190,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 81 km (50 mi) distance west 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 Timor-Leste, Dili, 545 km (339 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(*)RegionCountry27 km (17 mi)SW of epicenterRuteng(pop: 41,500)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia66 km (41 mi)W of epicenterKondas(pop: 500)III: WeakKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterLabuan Bajo(pop: 188,700)III: WeakKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia124 km (77 mi)E of epicenterEnde(pop: 87,300)III: WeakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia126 km (78 mi)W of epicenterKomodo(pop: 2,000)III: WeakKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia143 km (89 mi)S of epicenterWaingapu(pop: 35,900)III: WeakKabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia176 km (110 mi)E of epicenterMaumere(pop: 87,700)III: WeakKabupaten Sikka, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia189 km (117 mi)SW of epicenterTambolaka(pop: 35,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia208 km (129 mi)W of epicenterBima(pop: 161,400)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia238 km (148 mi)W of epicenterDompu(pop: 55,000)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia308 km (191 mi)E of epicenterLewoleba(pop: 30,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Lembata, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia352 km (219 mi)W of epicenterSumbawa Besar(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia369 km (229 mi)N of epicenterSinjai(pop: 40,800)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia372 km (231 mi)N of epicenterGalesong(pop: 83,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Takalar, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia381 km (237 mi)SE of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)II: Very weakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia381 km (237 mi)SE of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)II: Very weakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia387 km (240 mi)N of epicenterMakassar(pop: 1,423,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia395 km (245 mi)NE of epicenterBaubau(pop: 161,300)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia397 km (247 mi)N of epicenterMaros(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia416 km (258 mi)W of epicenterTaliwang(pop: 55,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa Barat, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia433 km (269 mi)E of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia433 km (269 mi)N of epicenterWatampone(pop: 149,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Bone, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia433 km (269 mi)E of epicenterSoe(pop: 40,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia439 km (273 mi)E of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia450 km (280 mi)W of epicenterSelong(pop: 92,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Lombok Timur, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia461 km (287 mi)NE of epicenterRaha(pop: 70,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia462 km (287 mi)NE of epicenterKatobu(pop: 31,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia476 km (296 mi)E of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia479 km (298 mi)W of epicenterPraya(pop: 35,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Lombok Tengah, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia482 km (299 mi)N of epicenterSengkang(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Wajo, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia496 km (308 mi)W of epicenterMataram(pop: 429,700)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia502 km (312 mi)N of epicenterParepare(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia537 km (333 mi)NE of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)I: Not feltSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia545 km (339 mi)E of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)I: Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor550 km (342 mi)W of epicenterKarangasem(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltProvinsi BaliIndonesia550 km (342 mi)W of epicenterAmlapura(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Karang Asem, Provinsi BaliIndonesia572 km (356 mi)N of epicenterPolewali(pop: 65,800)I: Not feltWest SulawesiIndonesia573 km (356 mi)N of epicenterMajene(pop: 73,900)I: Not feltWest SulawesiIndonesia589 km (366 mi)W of epicenterUbud(pop: 74,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Gianyar, Provinsi BaliIndonesia595 km (370 mi)W of epicenterDenpasar(pop: 725,300)I: Not feltProvinsi BaliIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-19EpicenterAgency4.910 km6.2 mi(*)22:28:11Flores Region, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 382 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 48 quakes per year (or 4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 202 quakes per year (or 16.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 375 quakes per year (or 31.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 380 quakes per year (or 31.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake