M 4.9 in Indonesia on 16 Aug 2026 17:26 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 1559085
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 9.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.9109 , 120.4602
Event Date: 16 Aug 2026 17:26 UTC
17 Aug 2026 01:26 Local
Exposed Population:
5 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2026 18:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usd0015e9a 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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Latest media headlines

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s … 8/16/2026 10:11:00 PM.

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 47 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said dozens m
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Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, r.. 8/16/2026 10:09:00 PM.

RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as many of the thousands of displaced people spent the nigh
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Indonesia earthquake toll rises to 53 as Flores rescue work battles la.. 8/16/2026 10:04:00 PM.

Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies on Sunday, taking the death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake to 53, while many of the thousands displaced by the disaster spent the night outdoors for fear of aftershocks. Sear
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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 (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),