An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred only 4 minutes ago 40 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 164. km beneath the epicenter near Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, after midnight on Thursday, June 4th, 2026, at 12:55 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Kondas (pop. 500) located 39 km from the epicenter, Labuan Bajo (pop. 188,700) 40 km away, and Ruteng (pop. 41,500) 55 km away.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: Jun 4, 2026 12:55 am (Makassar time) local time (3 Jun 2026 16:55 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 164.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 8.24°S / 120.14°E (West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG