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M2.9 Earthquake near Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-08-03 11:48:53 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 3, 2026 at 11:48 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 20 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 43 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
49025c8d60ad10ea3a320583b27f07e77cceaa7b
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
20.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-03 11:48:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
West Nusa Tenggara
City
Dompu
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.39000, 118.42000
Temperature
23.2°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
20 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

  • Tambora
    Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 75 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 179 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Rinjani
    Distance: 215 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'726 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 234 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 283 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia

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Airports

  • Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin AirportIndonesia · BMU · WADB
    33.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-25

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West Nusa Tenggara

Context for this earthquake

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 235 Catalogue entries

Of 234 other entries for this area and period, 57 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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