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

Terremoto in Indonesia: almeno 20 morti, scatta l''allerta tsunami 8/15/2026 7:47:00 AM.

Violento terremoto al largo di Flores, nell’Indonesia orientale. Le autorità ordinano l’evacuazione delle aree costiere e invitano la popolazione a raggiungere zone più alte e lontane dal mare. È di almeno 20 morti , secondo un primo bilanc
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Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 20 as search and rescue opera.. 8/15/2026 7:45:00 AM.

AzerNEWS reported, citing media outlets. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Flores early Saturday, followed by several strong aftershocks. Rescue teams are continuing to assess the extent of the damage and search
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Terremoto in Indonesia, sisma di magnitudo 7,7: almeno 20 morti 8/15/2026 7:45:00 AM.

Un violento terremoto di magnitudo 7.7 ha colpito l’isola di Flores, nell’Indonesia orientale , causando almeno 20 morti. L’epicentro del sisma è stato localizzato a largo della costa settentrionale dell’isola, a circa 68 chilometri a nord-
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Twenty dead after Indonesia''s magnitude-7.7 earthquake, rescuers say 8/15/2026 7:42:00 AM.

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 meter (3 feet) were recorded in several areas of the Southea
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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),