International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550290
Event time 2026-01-14 14:39:20 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 22:39:20 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 14:39:20 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.9
Depth 70.159 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 5
Possible effects Almost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over. Trees might shake. Liquids might spill out of open containers.
Data status confirmed
Data provider Oman Meteorology

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area East Nusa Tenggara
Nearest settlement Maumere
Distance 69 km
Course S
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Savu Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Maumere (68,75 km), Ende (82,49 km), Larantuka (124,60 km)
Nearest airports
Maumere(Wai Oti) Airport (65,90 km), Ende (H Hasan Aroeboesman) Airport (80,53 km), Gewayentana Airport (132,49 km), Bajawa Soa Airport (146,78 km), Sabu-Tardanu Airport (147,02 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Egon volcano (64,66 km), Kelimutu volcano (72,30 km), Sukaria Caldera volcano (74,64 km), Iya volcano (79,40 km), Lewotobi volcano (93,85 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.