Just 7 minutes ago, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Ende, Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded early morning on Saturday, August 15th, 2026, at 6:28 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 6.2 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Ende (pop. 87,300) located 32 km from the epicenter, and Maumere (pop. 87,700) 51 km away.Weak shaking might have been felt in Ruteng (pop. 41,500) located 142 km from the epicenter.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: Aug 15, 2026 06:28 am (GMT +8) local time (14 Aug 2026 22:28 GMT)Magnitude: 6.2Depth: 35.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 8.57°S / 121.75°E (Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)Primary data source: EMSC