International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1774334
Event time 2026-10-18 05:05:06 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-17 21:05:06 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-18 05:14:37 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.9
Depth 10 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
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 Labuan Bajo
Distance 40 km
Course NNW
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
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Komodo Airport (38,68 km), Komodo Airport (38,68 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Gilibanta volcano (53,90 km), Beliling, Gunung volcano (55,84 km), Ora, Doro volcano (64,61 km), Sano, Wai volcano (68,20 km), Otota, Doro volcano (70,30 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.