M 5.5 in Indonesia on 14 Aug 2026 22:37 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 1558069
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.1604 , 120.1908
Event Date: 14 Aug 2026 22:37 UTC
15 Aug 2026 06:37 Local
Exposed Population: 8 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 14 Aug 2026 22:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tkuf Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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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

Twenty dead after Indonesia''s magnitude-7.7 earthquake, rescuers say 8/15/2026 8:04:00 AM.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 20 people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off ?eastern Indonesia on Saturday, a rescue agency said. Tsunami waves of less than 1 metre (3 feet) were recorded in several
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Hours after earthquake in Indonesia, Indian Embassy raises flag in Jak.. 8/15/2026 8:03:00 AM.

Indonesia on Saturday was struck by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Flores Island. The quake caused considerable damage and resulted in the death of at least 20 people. The earthquake even sparked a tsunami warning (which was later
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Maumere, Indonesia, Aug 15, 2026 (AFP) ''Like we were on a trampoline'.. 8/15/2026 8:01:00 AM.

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing 20 people and sending thousands fleeing. Rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP at least 20 people were
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Terremoto in Indonesia, l’edificio si sgretola all’improvviso: la fuga.. 8/15/2026 8:01:00 AM.

Uno degli edifici crollati in seguito alla forte scossa di magnitudo 7,7 che ha colpito nelle prime ore di sabato la costa orientale dell’Indonesia. , provocando diverse scosse di assestamento. A Maumere, sull’isola di Flores, un edificio è
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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),