M 5.5 in Indonesia on 14 Aug 2026 22:17 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 1558682
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.4696 , 121.0058
Event Date: 14 Aug 2026 22:17 UTC
15 Aug 2026 06:17 Local
Exposed Population: 4 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2026 21:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tkub 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

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 54, overshadowing I.. 8/17/2026 4:34:00 AM.

REO, Indonesia — Thousands of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country celebrated its 81st Independence Day on Monday, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 54 people, injured dozens and
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Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 54, overshadowing I.. 8/17/2026 4:32:00 AM.

REO, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country celebrated its 81st Independence Day on Monday, days after and other buildings. Many residents spent the day mourning vi
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Government weighs Prabowo visit to monitor NTT quake response 8/17/2026 4:30:00 AM.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto is considering a visit to earthquake-hit East Nusa Tenggara, where officials are overseeing relief efforts, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said Monday. “We will assess the situation. Ministers ar
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Gov''t prepares 50 emergency classrooms for quake-hit E Nusa Tenggara 8/17/2026 4:30:00 AM.

Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) and the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Regional Police personnel load logistical aid for earthquake victims on Flores Island onto a Hercules aircraft at El Tari Air Force Base in Kupang City, NTT, on Sunday (August 1
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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),