Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 68 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia, on Saturday, Aug 22, 2026, at 01:31 am (Universal Time)

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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Indonesia | Quakes in or near East Timor | East Nusa Tenggara | West Nusa Tenggara | Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at unknown depth22 Aug 01:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 22, 2026 01:31:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 22, 2026, at 01:31 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.3Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.04°S / 120.68°EKabupaten Manggarai Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaSeismic antipode8.04°N / 59.32°WGuyanaShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoRanakah (67 km / 42 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.3 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoAug 22, 2026 01:31 GMT / Aug 22, 2026 01:31 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -8.04 / 120.68: Flores Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23302633',-8.04000,120.68000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, Flores Region, Indonesia',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=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 Ruteng, a town with 42,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 68 km (42 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of  Timor-Leste, Dili, 542 km (337 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry68 km (42 mi)S of epicenterRuteng(pop: 41,500)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia101 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterLabuan Bajo(pop: 188,700)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia140 km (87 mi)SE of epicenterEnde(pop: 87,300)III: WeakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia144 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterKomodo(pop: 2,000)III: WeakKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia180 km (112 mi)E of epicenterMaumere(pop: 87,700)III: WeakKabupaten Sikka, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia186 km (115 mi)S of epicenterWaingapu(pop: 35,900)III: WeakKabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterSape(pop: 5,000)III: WeakKabupaten Bima, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia220 km (137 mi)W of epicenterBima(pop: 161,400)III: WeakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia221 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterTambolaka(pop: 35,800)III: WeakKabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia250 km (155 mi)W of epicenterDompu(pop: 55,000)III: WeakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia304 km (189 mi)E of epicenterLewoleba(pop: 30,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Lembata, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia328 km (204 mi)N of epicenterSinjai(pop: 40,800)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia336 km (209 mi)NW of epicenterGalesong(pop: 83,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Takalar, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia350 km (217 mi)NW of epicenterMakassar(pop: 1,423,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia357 km (222 mi)NE of epicenterBaubau(pop: 161,300)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia359 km (223 mi)N of epicenterMaros(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia362 km (225 mi)W of epicenterSumbawa Besar(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia391 km (243 mi)N of epicenterWatampone(pop: 149,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Bone, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia399 km (248 mi)SE of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)II: Very weakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia422 km (262 mi)NE of epicenterRaha(pop: 70,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia423 km (263 mi)NE of epicenterKatobu(pop: 31,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia426 km (265 mi)E of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia428 km (266 mi)W of epicenterTaliwang(pop: 55,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa Barat, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia441 km (274 mi)N of epicenterSengkang(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Wajo, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia445 km (276 mi)SE of epicenterSoe(pop: 40,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia446 km (277 mi)E of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia461 km (287 mi)W of epicenterSelong(pop: 92,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Lombok Timur, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia463 km (288 mi)N of epicenterParepare(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia478 km (297 mi)E of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia491 km (305 mi)W of epicenterPraya(pop: 35,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Lombok Tengah, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia495 km (308 mi)NE of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia506 km (314 mi)W of epicenterMataram(pop: 429,700)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia533 km (331 mi)N of epicenterPolewali(pop: 65,800)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia535 km (332 mi)N of epicenterMajene(pop: 73,900)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia542 km (337 mi)E of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)II: Very weakDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor559 km (347 mi)W of epicenterKarangasem(pop: 31,900)II: Very weakProvinsi BaliIndonesia559 km (347 mi)W of epicenterAmlapura(pop: 31,900)II: Very weakKabupaten Karang Asem, Provinsi BaliIndonesia564 km (350 mi)N of epicenterPalopo(pop: 190,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia571 km (355 mi)N of epicenterRantepao(pop: 40,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Toraja Utara, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia598 km (372 mi)W of epicenterUbud(pop: 74,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Gianyar, Provinsi 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 GMT2026-08-22EpicenterAgency5.310 km6.2 mi(*)01:31:00Flores 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."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Kappang, Sulawesi, Indonesia (KAPI/II network) | Distance from quake: 352 km / 219 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.1-5.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Marble Bar, Western Australia (MBWA/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1462 km / 909 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 199 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.96 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 29.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 92 quakes per year (or 7.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 193 quakes per year (or 16.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 198 quakes per year (or 16.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake