Moderate Earthquake ● Closed

M5.3 Earthquake — Flores Region, Indonesia

Event time: Last updated: Sep 17, 2026 Indonesia
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake in Flores Region, Indonesia, reported by EMSC.

Measurements

MagnitudeM5.3
Depth10.0 km
Coordinates-8.1301, 120.6289
RegionFlores Region, Indonesia

Measured by

Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

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Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Source updated 41 days ago (Sep 8, 2026 06:51 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 6 seconds ago

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What has changed

  • Magnitude revised from M5.2 to M5.3 — Sep 8, 04:55 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

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General safety information

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