International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550292
Event time 2026-01-14 14:39:21 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 06:39:21 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 14:55:40 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.9
Depth 88.874 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Medium deep
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 reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area East Nusa Tenggara
Nearest settlement Maumere
Distance 71 km
Course SSE
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 (71,02 km), Ende (98,22 km), Larantuka (111,52 km)
Nearest airports
Maumere(Wai Oti) Airport (67,73 km), Ende (H Hasan Aroeboesman) Airport (96,38 km), Gewayentana Airport (119,77 km), Lewoleba Airport (143,01 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Egon volcano (59,32 km), Lewotobi volcano (81,93 km), Kelimutu volcano (85,52 km), Ilimuda volcano (87,69 km), Sukaria Caldera volcano (88,78 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.