Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at unknown depth16 Oct 04:11 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 8 minutes.16 Oct 04:11: Now using data updates from BMKG16 Oct 04:13: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 3.9. Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards E.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 16, 2026 04:03:17 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Oct 16, 2026, at 12:03 pm (GMT +8)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.1°S / 117.94°EKabupaten Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaSeismic antipode8.1°N / 62.06°WVenezuelaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTambora (18 km / 11 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 31.7°C (89 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy35 minutes agoOct 16, 2026 04:03 GMT / Oct 16, 2026 12:03 pm (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: -8.1 / 117.94: Sumbawa Region, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 10 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23440737',-8.10000,117.94000,'35 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Sumbawa Region, Indonesia',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Sumbawa Besar, a town with 63,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 72 km (45 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry61 km (38 mi)SW of epicenterPototano(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia72 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterSumbawa Besar(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia75 km (47 mi)SE of epicenterDompu(pop: 55,000)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia95 km (59 mi)SE of epicenterBima(pop: 161,400)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia126 km (78 mi)SE of epicenterSape(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Bima, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia139 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterTaliwang(pop: 55,300)II: Very weakKabupaten Sumbawa Barat, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterLabuan Lombok(pop: 10,000)II: Very weak147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterLabuan Lombok(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakIndonesia147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterLabuan Lombok(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia158 km (98 mi)W of epicenterBangsal(pop: 100)II: Very weakWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia167 km (104 mi)W of epicenterSelong(pop: 92,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Lombok Timur, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia179 km (111 mi)E of epicenterKomodo(pop: 2,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterPraya(pop: 35,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Lombok Tengah, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia205 km (128 mi)SE of epicenterTambolaka(pop: 35,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia207 km (128 mi)W of epicenterGili Air(pop: 1,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Lombok Utara, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia208 km (129 mi)W of epicenterMataram(pop: 429,700)I: Not feltWest Nusa TenggaraIndonesia213 km (133 mi)W of epicenterSenggigi(pop: 5,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Lombok Barat, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia217 km (135 mi)W of epicenterLembar(pop: 10,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Lombok Barat, West Nusa TenggaraIndonesia219 km (136 mi)E of epicenterLabuan Bajo(pop: 188,700)I: Not feltKabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia237 km (147 mi)E of epicenterKondas(pop: 500)I: Not feltKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia259 km (161 mi)W of epicenterKarangasem(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltProvinsi BaliIndonesia259 km (161 mi)W of epicenterAmlapura(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Karang Asem, Provinsi BaliIndonesia260 km (161 mi)W of epicenterAmlapura(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Karang Asem, Provinsi BaliIndonesia261 km (162 mi)W of epicenterBedugul(pop: 20,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Karang Asem, Provinsi BaliIndonesia272 km (169 mi)W of epicenterPadangbai(pop: 1000)I: Not feltKabupaten Karang Asem, Provinsi BaliIndonesia284 km (176 mi)E of epicenterRuteng(pop: 41,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia284 km (176 mi)W of epicenterKlungkung(pop: 27,800)I: Not feltProvinsi BaliIndonesia298 km (185 mi)W of epicenterUbud(pop: 74,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Gianyar, Provinsi BaliIndonesia302 km (187 mi)W of epicenterSanur(pop: 14,600)I: Not feltKota Denpasar, Provinsi BaliIndonesia306 km (190 mi)W of epicenterDenpasar(pop: 725,300)I: Not feltProvinsi BaliIndonesia308 km (191 mi)W of epicenterNusa Dua(pop: 2,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Badung, Provinsi BaliIndonesia309 km (192 mi)SE of epicenterWaingapu(pop: 35,900)I: Not feltKabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia312 km (194 mi)W of epicenterLegian(pop: 10,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Badung, Provinsi BaliIndonesia312 km (194 mi)W of epicenterKuta(pop: 30,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Badung, Provinsi BaliIndonesia314 km (195 mi)W of epicenterTabanan(pop: 33,700)I: Not feltProvinsi BaliIndonesia314 km (195 mi)W of epicenterSingaraja(pop: 133,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Buleleng, Provinsi BaliIndonesia316 km (196 mi)W of epicenterMunduk(pop: 6,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Buleleng, Provinsi BaliIndonesia319 km (198 mi)W of epicenterLovina(pop: 10,000)I: Not feltKabupaten Buleleng, Provinsi BaliIndonesia321 km (200 mi)W of epicenterSukawati(pop: 125,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Tabanan, Provinsi BaliIndonesia347 km (216 mi)NE of epicenterGalesong(pop: 83,100)I: Not feltKabupaten Takalar, Provinsi 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 GMT2026-10-16EpicenterAgency3.910 km6.2 mi(*)04:03:17Sumbawa Region, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)04:03:17Sumbawa Region, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)04:03:17SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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 499 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.2 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 29.7 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 145 quakes per year (or 12.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 491 quakes per year (or 41 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 500 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 2000, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake