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4.2MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

32 km N of Nagekeo

BMKG2 SOURCESFELT

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

shallow · at sea

Latitude
8.39°S

121.28°E longitude

Time
08:28 UTC

17 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.2

moment magnitude

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

IIINagekeo Regencyweak shaking

EPICENTRE

SEA

SHAKEMAP (BMKG)

BMKG shakemap for the M4.2 earthquake near NagekeoView 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

M4.2 earthquake — Nagekeo · Quakewire