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M2.9 Earthquake near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2026-04-20 13:55:07 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
11.0 km
Source
EMSC

FLORES REGION, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

On April 20, 2026 at 13:55 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 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
72a0045a62df4f58559b4b7e36a92c60747de42d
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-20 13:55:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.42000, 123.13000
Temperature
26.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 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

  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 17 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Lewotobi Activity reported
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'703 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 50 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Egon
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'661 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Larantuka Gewayentana AirportIndonesia · LKA · WATL
    21.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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