LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
35 km N of RUTENG - MANGGARAI
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 35 km N of RUTENG - MANGGARAI on 12 Sept 2026, 06:34 UTC. The hypocentre was 6 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Manggarai Regency. 10 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 6 km
- Latitude
- 8.31°S
- Time
- 06:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.0
shallow · at land
120.58°E longitude
12 Sept 2026
moment magnitude
REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.0
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 15 tonnes of TNT.
6 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
10 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.5.
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