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M2.8 Earthquake near Satar Padut, East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-09-21 04:07:30 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

East Nusa Tenggara · Satar Padut

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near Satar Padut, East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia) on September 21, 2026 at 04:07 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 55 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.5.

Details

ID
5d64734230d8e8e39a3a491f936cb2b470cfcef1
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-21 04:07:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
East Nusa Tenggara
City
Satar Padut
County
Manggarai Timur
Village
Satar Padut
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.33000, 120.58000
Temperature
23.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.6 km)
Regional average: 43.6 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

  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 35 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 63 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 77 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Ebulobo
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Paluweh
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Frans Sales Lega AirportIndonesia · RTG · WATG
    31.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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East Nusa Tenggara

Context for this earthquake

21 Sep 2025 – 21 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 3,134 Catalogue entries

Of 3,133 other entries for this area and period, 1,970 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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