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  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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

AFP News 8/15/2026 3:56:00 AM.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least one person and sending thousands fleeing. Japan''s defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the cou
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Two dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia 8/15/2026 3:56:00 AM.

People evacuated from a building collapse at Jayakarta hotel following an earthquake of magnitude 7.7, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer. At least two people died after an earthquake of magnit
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Lombok residents feel strong shaking from magnitude 7.7 quake 8/15/2026 3:54:00 AM.

Screenshot - Map of the epicentrum of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, later updated to 7.7-magnitude, in Nagekeo District on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province, on Saturday (August 15, 2026). (ANTARA/HO-BMKG) Mataram, NTB (ANTARA) -
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Residents urged to avoid beaches after 7.7 quake in NTT 8/15/2026 3:54:00 AM.

Foreign tourists packed their belongings from Jayakarta Hotel building following the earthquake in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday (August 15, 2026). (ANTARA FOTO/Gecio Viana/sth/nz) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesi
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),