International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584370
Event time 2026-02-28 02:00:05 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 18:00:05 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 02:07:24 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.6
Depth 232 km
Class Micro
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 Nusa Tenggara Barat
Nearest settlement Pototano
Distance 48 km
Course E
Surface type underground quake



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
Sangir Airport (45,60 km), Sangir Airport (45,60 km), Sumbawa Besar Airport (57,00 km), Sumbawa Besar Airport (57,00 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Tambora volcano (17,82 km), Ramu-Labumbu volcano (31,74 km), Tarowa volcano (43,70 km), Lambuwu, Doro volcano (63,63 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.