M 5.9 in Indonesia on 14 Aug 2026 22:13 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1558062
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.2849 , 120.1465
Event Date: 14 Aug 2026 22:13 UTC
15 Aug 2026 06:13 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 14 Aug 2026 22:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tkta Scaled population (raster) 2.01  
  C1 shakemap -1.73  
  C2 shakemap 0.79  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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At least 5 dead after powerful 7.7 earthquake hits Indonesia''s Flores.. 8/15/2026 7:39:00 AM.

Jakarta: At least five people were killed after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia''s Flores Island on Saturday morning. CNN reported the confirmed death toll, citing updates from Provincial Police Chief Rudi
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Terremoto in Indonesia di magnitudo 7.7 sull''isola di Flores, almeno .. 8/15/2026 7:38:00 AM.

Nella notte italiana fra venerdì 14 e sabato 15 agosto, c''è stato un forte terremoto in Indonesia, di magnitudo 7.7 . Il sisma ha colpito la zona costiera dell'' isola di Flores . Le autorità hanno diramato l''allerta tsunami, poi revocata
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Indonesia, terremoto di magnitudo 7,7: crolli e vittime 8/15/2026 7:37:00 AM.

(LaPresse) - Un potente t erremoto di magnitudo 7,7 ha colpito nella prima mattinata di sabato la regione indonesiana di Flores , provocando crolli, panico e almeno 5 morti. I soccorritori hanno perlustrato gli edifici danneggiati nella cit
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),