MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
83 km SW of LABUHA-MALUT
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 83 km SW of LABUHA-MALUT on 29 Aug 2026, 08:08 UTC. The hypocentre was 12 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 12 km
- Latitude
- 0.67°S
- Time
- 08:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.1
shallow
126.75°E longitude
29 Aug 2026
moment magnitude
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.1
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 674 tonnes of TNT.
12 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
17 Sept 2026, 06:48 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:42 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:32 UTC · 36.7 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:20 UTC · 24 km deep