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M7.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 2026-08-14

MagnitudeM7.8mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2026-08-14 21:58

Rank in 20262 / 102among M6+

Rank since 1900221 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

66 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · -8.34, 121.34

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2026-08-14	2026-08-14 22:06	10 km	78 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
M5.5 2026-08-14	2026-08-14 22:16	10 km	62 km ENE of Ruteng, Indonesia
M5.6 2026-08-14	2026-08-14 22:18	10 km	49 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
M6.1 2026-08-14	2026-08-14 22:28	10 km	62 km N of Ende, Indonesia
M5.5 2026-08-16	2026-08-16 06:51	11 km	78 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
M5.5 2026-08-17	2026-08-17 00:46	5 km	67 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
M5.5 2026-08-19	2026-08-19 16:17	10 km	48 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
M5.7 2026-08-19	2026-08-19 22:45	10 km	31 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
M5.6 2026-08-20	2026-08-20 02:46	10 km	42 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
M5.6 2026-08-20	2026-08-20 18:12	10 km	68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M7.9M7.9

1992 M7.8M7.8

2026 M7.8M7.8

2021 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

1990 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

1991 M6.9M6.9

2009 M6.9M6.9

2020 M6.9M6.9

1953 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2025-10-26	2025-10-26 17:04	75 km	57 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M7.3 2021-12-14	2021-12-14 03:20	14 km	Flores Sea
M6.9 2020-08-21	2020-08-21 04:09	624 km	222 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia
M6.0 2018-10-01	2018-10-01 23:59	29 km	99 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.5 2018-08-17	2018-08-17 15:35	529 km	124 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.0 2018-07-28	2018-07-28 17:07	578 km	177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.7 2017-10-24	2017-10-24 10:47	554 km	181 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.3 2016-12-05	2016-12-05 01:13	526 km	193 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.0 2016-08-23	2016-08-23 19:39	533 km	149 km N of Maumere, Indonesia
M6.3 2016-02-12	2016-02-12 10:02	28 km	94 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.