Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Flores Region, Indonesia, on Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 10:33 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 | East Nusa Tenggara | West Nusa Tenggara | Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at unknown depth27 Aug 10:39 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 27, 2026 10:33:25 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 10:33 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.2Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.09°S / 120.1°EKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaSeismic antipode8.09°N / 59.9°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoGunung Beliling (61 km / 38 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.2 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoAug 27, 2026 10:33 GMT / Aug 27, 2026 10:33 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -8.09 / 120.1: Flores Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23316354',-8.09000,120.10000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 5.2, 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 Labuan Bajo, a city with more than 190,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 51 km (32 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry51 km (32 mi)SW of epicenterLabuan Bajo(pop: 188,700)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia54 km (34 mi)S of epicenterKondas(pop: 500)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia70 km (44 mi)SE of epicenterRuteng(pop: 41,500)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia87 km (54 mi)SW of epicenterKomodo(pop: 2,000)IV: LightKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia134 km (83 mi)SW of epicenterSape(pop: 5,000)III: WeakKabupaten Bima, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia157 km (97 mi)W of epicenterBima(pop: 161,400)III: WeakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia175 km (109 mi)S of epicenterWaingapu(pop: 35,900)III: WeakKabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia176 km (110 mi)SW of epicenterTambolaka(pop: 35,800)III: WeakKabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterDompu(pop: 55,000)III: WeakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia191 km (119 mi)SE of epicenterEnde(pop: 87,300)III: WeakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia240 km (149 mi)E of epicenterMaumere(pop: 87,700)III: WeakKabupaten Sikka, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia298 km (185 mi)W of epicenterSumbawa Besar(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia319 km (198 mi)N of epicenterGalesong(pop: 83,100)II: Very weakKabupaten Takalar, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia330 km (205 mi)N of epicenterSinjai(pop: 40,800)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia335 km (208 mi)N of epicenterMakassar(pop: 1,423,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia348 km (216 mi)N of epicenterMaros(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia365 km (227 mi)W of epicenterTaliwang(pop: 55,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa Barat, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia367 km (228 mi)E of epicenterLewoleba(pop: 30,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Lembata, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia396 km (246 mi)N of epicenterWatampone(pop: 149,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Bone, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia398 km (247 mi)W of epicenterSelong(pop: 92,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Lombok Timur, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia402 km (250 mi)NE of epicenterBaubau(pop: 161,300)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia427 km (265 mi)W of epicenterPraya(pop: 35,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Lombok Tengah, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia441 km (274 mi)N of epicenterSengkang(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Wajo, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia442 km (274 mi)W of epicenterMataram(pop: 429,700)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia449 km (279 mi)SE of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)II: Very weakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia449 km (279 mi)SE of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)II: Very weakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia456 km (284 mi)N of epicenterParepare(pop: 160,300)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia463 km (288 mi)NE of epicenterRaha(pop: 70,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Muna, Southeast SulawesiIndonesia500 km (311 mi)SE of epicenterSoe(pop: 40,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia504 km (313 mi)E of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia521 km (324 mi)N of epicenterMajene(pop: 73,900)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia525 km (326 mi)N of epicenterPolewali(pop: 65,800)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia530 km (329 mi)NE of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)II: Very weakSoutheast SulawesiIndonesia534 km (332 mi)W of epicenterUbud(pop: 74,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Gianyar, BaliIndonesia539 km (335 mi)E of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia541 km (336 mi)W of epicenterDenpasar(pop: 725,300)II: Very weakBaliIndonesia552 km (343 mi)W of epicenterSingaraja(pop: 133,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Buleleng, BaliIndonesia558 km (347 mi)W of epicenterSukawati(pop: 125,500)II: Very weakKabupaten Tabanan, BaliIndonesia565 km (351 mi)W of epicenterBanjar(pop: 89,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Buleleng, BaliIndonesia567 km (352 mi)N of epicenterPalopo(pop: 190,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-27EpicenterAgency5.210 km6.2 mi(*)10:33:25Flores 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: 344 km / 214 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: 1454 km / 903 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 602 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 69 quakes per year (or 5.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 319 quakes per year (or 26.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 597 quakes per year (or 50 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 600 quakes per year (or 50 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, 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 earthquake