LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
15 km S of Kodi-Sumba Barat Daya
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 15 km S of Kodi-Sumba Barat Daya on 13 Oct 2026, 06:42 UTC. The hypocentre was 16 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Sumba Barat Daya Regency. 29 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 16 km
- Latitude
- 9.75°S
- Time
- 06:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
shallow · at sea
119.00°E longitude
13 Oct 2026
moment magnitude
REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.6
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.
16 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
29 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep