International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550443
Event time 2026-01-14 18:48:50 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 10:48:50 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 18:56:24 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 185 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area East Nusa Tenggara
Nearest settlement Ende
Distance 49 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Flores Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Ende (47,93 km), Maumere (66,83 km)
Nearest airports
Ende (H Hasan Aroeboesman) Airport (49,71 km), Maumere(Wai Oti) Airport (69,89 km), Bajawa Soa Airport (73,57 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Paluweh volcano (10,91 km), Kelimutu volcano (45,00 km), Sukaria Caldera volcano (45,32 km), Iya volcano (54,97 km), Ebulobo volcano (69,53 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.