M 6.1 in Indonesia on 14 Aug 2026 22:28 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 1558064
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.3186 , 121.5717
Event Date: 14 Aug 2026 22:28 UTC
15 Aug 2026 06:28 Local
Exposed Population: 20 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 14 Aug 2026 22:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tkuc Scaled population (raster) 0  
  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.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Two dead as mag 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia 8/15/2026 2:18:00 AM.

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Devastation in Indonesia: Weekend Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alerts 8/15/2026 2:18:00 AM.

Over the weekend, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Indonesia, causing at least two deaths and multiple aftershocks. Tsunami waves reached less than one meter but led to a short-lived tsunami warning. Significant structural damage an
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Two dead as mag 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia 8/15/2026 2:17:00 AM.

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, killing at least two people, collapsing buildings and homes, and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning but later li
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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),