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M2.8 Earthquake near FLORES SEA

UTC time: 2026-05-24 00:11:15 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
20.0 km
Source
EMSC

FLORES SEA

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About this earthquake

On May 24, 2026 at 00:11 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near FLORES SEA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 20 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
288ece4fba0d4f494e2086e58199727e004e7e98
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
20.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-24 00:11:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.92000, 118.78000
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 20 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 20 km
Shallow
20 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 45 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 163 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 208 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 258 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Rinjani
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'726 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Indonesia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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