International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584588
Event time 2026-02-28 07:26:00 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 23:26:00 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 07:35:24 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 26 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 Waingapu
Distance 51 km
Course NNW
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
Waingapu (46,78 km), Waingapu (46,78 km)
Nearest airports
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (54,41 km), Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (54,41 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Sano, Wai volcano (57,68 km), Ora, Doro volcano (69,11 km), Beliling, Gunung volcano (69,28 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.