52 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia

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USGS2 SOURCESFELT

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 52 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia on 26 Sept 2026, 19:37 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Manggarai Barat Regency. The figures have been revised 42 times since the first report. 37 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 10 km
Latitude: 8.16°S
Time: 19:37 UTC
Magnitude: M5.0

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

IIIManggarai Barat Regencyweak shaking

EPICENTRE

SHAKEMAP (BMKG)

BMKG shakemap for the M5 earthquake near Ruteng, Indonesia

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MAGNITUDE 5.0

Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 477 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.