M 5.5 in Indonesia on 14 Aug 2026 22:17 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 1558682
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.4696 , 121.0058
Event Date: 14 Aug 2026 22:17 UTC
15 Aug 2026 06:17 Local
Exposed Population:
30 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2026 21:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tkub Scaled population (vector) 1.83  
  C1 rapid impact -1.73  
  C2 rapid impact 0.79  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

5.9-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia -- GFZ 8/17/2026 1:06:00 AM.

HONG KONG, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Flores Region, Indonesia, at 0046 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined
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Indonesia: Over 8,000 Children Face Disruptions To Education Following.. 8/17/2026 12:34:00 AM.

Around 50 people have died, although casualties are likely to rise, and thousands have been displaced following the earthquake. While the full extent of the destruction is still unfolding, more than 900 homes were damaged by the quake and h
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Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia -- GFZ 8/17/2026 12:28:00 AM.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Flores Region, Indonesia at 1726 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to
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Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia -- GFZ 8/17/2026 12:26:00 AM.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Flores Region, Indonesia at 1726 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to
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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 (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),