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Earthquakes in Indonesia

In the last 30 days there were 111 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Indonesia, and 5 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 5.7, 36 km WSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia, on 2026-10-03.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Indonesia

Last 24 hours5
Last 7 days16
Last 30 days111
Last year2,189
Last 5 years8,822

M1+ in the last 7 days: 16. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Indonesia

3,677 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Indonesia in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Aug 2026, with 498.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Indonesia

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Indonesia in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
5.0	45 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 26, 04:53 UTC
4.8	41 km WNW of Kupang, Indonesia	depth 35 km	Oct 26, 03:59 UTC
4.3	181 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste	depth 569 km	Oct 25, 23:32 UTC
4.4	267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia	depth 127 km	Oct 25, 19:26 UTC
4.4	58 km N of Dompu, Indonesia	depth 233 km	Oct 25, 10:19 UTC
4.9	53 km NNW of Fef, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 21:41 UTC
4.2	197 km W of Tual, Indonesia	depth 82 km	Oct 23, 13:11 UTC
4.9	85 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia	depth 135 km	Oct 22, 10:57 UTC
4.2	152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia	depth 35 km	Oct 20, 18:02 UTC
5.0	21 km SW of Meulaboh, Indonesia	depth 76 km	Oct 20, 16:29 UTC
4.5	142 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 20, 13:27 UTC
4.3	248 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 19, 19:16 UTC
4.8	56 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 19, 12:06 UTC
4.7	53 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 19, 10:10 UTC
4.9	54 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 19, 09:45 UTC
4.7	163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia	depth 49 km	Oct 19, 09:00 UTC
5.2	55 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 08:00 UTC
4.6	70 km W of Tambolaka, Indonesia	depth 69 km	Oct 17, 12:46 UTC
4.6	51 km N of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	depth 91 km	Oct 17, 09:07 UTC
4.5	59 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 17, 07:20 UTC
4.3	119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia	depth 39 km	Oct 16, 16:25 UTC
4.3	122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 15:12 UTC
4.4	124 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia	depth 47 km	Oct 13, 21:08 UTC
4.5	71 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia	depth 35 km	Oct 13, 09:48 UTC
5.1	119 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 04:00 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Indonesia, answered

Was there an earthquake in Indonesia today?

Yes. USGS recorded 5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Indonesia in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does Indonesia have each year?

Over the last five years there were 8,822 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Indonesia, an average of 1,764 a year. 2,189 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Indonesia in five years?

A magnitude 7.8 on Aug 14, 2026, 21:58 UTC, 66 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Regions