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M2.7 Earthquake near Watu Nggene, East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-08-15 08:51:09 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
30.0 km
Source
EMSC

East Nusa Tenggara · Watu Nggene

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near Watu Nggene, East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia) on August 15, 2026 at 08:51 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 30 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 36 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
a56bcf16bb1646b419f91189bda5c132a8161d10
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
30.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-15 08:51:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
East Nusa Tenggara
City
Watu Nggene
County
Manggarai Timur
Village
Watu Nggene
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.82000, 120.73000
Temperature
22.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30 km
Shallow
30 km
30 km — shallower than the regional average (43.5 km)
Regional average: 43.5 km
Why depth matters

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

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Inierie
    Distance: 25 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 29 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 30 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Ebulobo
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 80 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Iya
    Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 618 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-24

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East Nusa Tenggara

Context for this earthquake

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 3,233 Catalogue entries

Of 3,232 other entries for this area and period, 2,320 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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