LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
49 km NW of Ruteng, Manggarai
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Ruteng, Manggarai on 22 Sept 2026, 17:20 UTC. The hypocentre was 7 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Manggarai Regency. 69 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 7 km
- Latitude
- 8.21°S
- Time
- 17:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
shallow · at sea
120.28°E longitude
22 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.
7 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
69 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
22 Sept 2026, 11:43 UTC · 88.8 km deep
22 Sept 2026, 11:29 UTC · 192.7 km deep
22 Sept 2026, 10:46 UTC · 10 km deep
22 Sept 2026, 10:30 UTC · 295.6 km deep