M5.0 earthquake - 176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
15 d ago · 1 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC 176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia on 1 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Ruteng, about 176 km away in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC
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