M 4.6 in Indonesia on 17 Aug 2026 18:10 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 1559545
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 496.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.0242 , 117.2457
Event Date: 17 Aug 2026 18:10 UTC
18 Aug 2026 02:10 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people affected in MMI>=-
Inserted at: 17 Aug 2026 18:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usd0015ef3 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 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

Food stocks secure after East Nusa Tenggara Quake, Bulog says 8/18/2026 3:07:00 AM.

Aerial view of the earthquake survivors’ evacuation shelter at Barangkolong Field, Reo, East Nusa Tenggara, Monday (Aug. 17, 2026). (ANTARA FOTO/FIKRI YUSUF) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia''s state logistics agency, Bulog, says food reserves
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Search for Indonesia earthquake victims underway 8/18/2026 2:49:00 AM.

Quake damages around 500 homes and blocks roads A computer screen showing Earthquake in Karachi area. PHOTO: SUHAIL YUSUF ENDE: Residents of villages in eastern Indonesia hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least 68 people were awai
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Indonesia speeds NTT''s infrastructure recovery after M7.7 quake 8/18/2026 2:30:00 AM.

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo traveled to Nagekeo District to assess and accelerate the response to the earthquake’s impact in East Nusa Tenggara. /ANTARA/HO - Kementerian PU. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Public Works Minister Dody
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Kyodo News Digest: Aug. 18, 2026 8/18/2026 2:19:00 AM.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded to his request to talk. Trump''s statement came a day after he said in a social media post that he had ordered the Pentagon to significa
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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.
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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),