60 km NE of Labuan Bajo

1 day ago

BMKG2 SOURCESFELT

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 60 km NE of Labuan Bajo on 18 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Manggarai Regency, Manggarai Barat Regency, Bima Regency, Bima City and Nagekeo Regency. The figures have been revised 1 time since the first report. 40 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 10 km
Latitude: 8.09°S
Time: 08:00 UTC
Magnitude: M5.3

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

IV–VManggarai Regency, III Manggarai Barat Regency, II-III Bima Regency, II-III Bima City, I-II Nagekeo Regencylight to moderate shaking

EPICENTRE

SEA

SHAKEMAP (BMKG)

BMKG shakemap for the M5.3 earthquake near Labuan Bajo

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MAGNITUDE 5.3

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

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 1 thousand 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.