M 4.9 in Indonesia on 08 Apr 2026 16:17 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 1534268
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.5344 , 123.1638
Event Date: 08 Apr 2026 16:17 UTC
09 Apr 2026 00:17 Local
Exposed Population:
20 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 08 Apr 2026 17:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000sbbx Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Indonesia - Earthquake and floods (ECHO 15 Apr 2026)Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:40

  • An earthquake of 4.9  M at a depth of 10 km occurred in the northern Savu Sea, between the islands of Pulau Solor and Pulau Lembata, on 8  April at 16:17 UTC (00:17 local time). The epicentre was located 105 km east of Maumere city on the northern Flores island.
  • According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), as of 8 April, 18 people suffered minor injuries, and 1 116 people were affected, with a total of 332 houses affected in Flores Timur Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.
  • Meanwhile, flooding has been affecting West and Central Java provinces since 10 April causing casualties and damage. According to ADINet, one person died  and one has been injured in Blora regency (Central Java), 73 people have been displaced in Bandung regency in West Java province, and a total of 3 503 people  have been affected. In addition, 922 houses have been affected in Bandung regency.
  • On 13-14 April, light and moderate rain are expected across the West and Central Java provinces.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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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),