LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
32 km N of Nagekeo
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 32 km N of Nagekeo on 17 Sept 2026, 08:28 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Nagekeo Regency. 11 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 8.39°S
- Time
- 08:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
shallow · at sea
121.28°E longitude
17 Sept 2026
moment magnitude
REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)
EPICENTRE
SHAKEMAP (BMKG)
View the official report↗MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
10 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
11 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