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Seismic Event Dossier05:58 Local (21:58 UTC)(2mo ago)

M 7.8 earthquake Flores Sea (Indonesia)

A magnitude 7.8 (MW) earthquake occurred on 2026-08-14, 05:58 local time (21:58 UTC) (2mo ago), centered Flores Sea (100 km W of Maumere, Indonesia). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS.

Historical Landmark Earthquake

#88 of All Time

Curated Global Seismic Archive (1700–Present)

Top-100 Earthquakes

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck ⁨Flores Sea (Indonesia)⁩ on 14 de agosto de 2026. Documented deaths: 156.

Documented Fatalities156Source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
Fault KinematicsActive fault
Equivalent Energy7.56 Mt TNT

Magnitud

MW
M 7.8

7.56 Mt TNT

Profundidad

10 km
10 km

shallow (Cortical superficial)

Impacto PAGER

yellow
10 – 100 fatalities

Heridos: > 5,000 · ~30.3M lo sintieron

Mapa interactivo de epicentro y fallas

8.34°S, 121.34°E
Falla37 km
Segmento de Falla Activa
Slip · ~15.0 mm/yr
Felt byMMI III+
~30.3M exposed
~2.6M strong shaking
Primary SolutionUSGS
USGS#us6000tkt2reviewed
1 agencies reporting
Setting8.3°S
Isla de Flores y Arco de Banda
Flores Sea (Marino)

Seismic Activity & Aftershock Sequence

Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.

M0.0M4.5M9.0100%50%0%Sismo principal14 ago, 0414 ago, 1615 ago, 0415 ago, 1616 ago, 0416 ago, 1617 ago, 0417 ago, 16M7.8
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<35 km (Superficial / Destructivo)35–70 km (Intermedio)>70 km (Profundo)Sismo principal

Situation Monitoring

Continuous verification
Multi-agency verification of casualties, tsunami alerts, and seismic sequence

Key facts so far

Casualties
None expected (offshore epicenter)
Zero exposed population
Tsunami Status
No tsunami threat
NOAA PTWC & regional buoys
Citizen Felt Reports
66
Felt locally near epicenter
Macroseismic DYFI verification
Aftershock Sequence
Monitoring
Aftershocks expected (Omori law)
LightGBM hazard model forecast
Multi-agency seismic telemetry active. Awaiting wire headlines.

Agency Discrepancy Matrix (Cross-Network Verification)

Comparing multi-network solutions from primary and teleseismic monitoring agencies.

Network / SourceMagnitude (Scale & Diff)Depth & DiffEpicenter & Shift (Δd)ConsensusEvent ID / Data
USGS
United States Geological Survey · Global / US
M7.8(Mw)Ref
10.0 kmRef
-8.34°, 121.34°Origin
Authoritative
us6000tkt2

Why do agency magnitudes differ? Seismological agencies use different instrumentation networks, crustal velocity models, and mathematical magnitude scales (e.g. Moment Magnitude Mw vs Local Richter ML vs Surface Wave Ms). Differences of 0.1–0.3 are common and reflect physical observation geometry rather than errors.

Where it was felt

5 poblaciones

Shaking intensity is modelled from magnitude, depth and distance (GMPE attenuation), not reported by residents.

TownDistanceIntensity
Ende · Nusa Tenggara Timur67 kmMMI VIII
Maumere · Nusa Tenggara Timur101 kmMMI VIII
Ruteng · Nusa Tenggara Timur101 kmMMI VIII
Waingapu · Nusa Tenggara Timur190 kmMMI VII
Raba · Nusa Tenggara Barat284 kmMMI VI

Tectonic setting

Nearest mapped active fault: Segmento de Falla Activa, 37 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).

Perfil sísmico regional

Isla de Flores y Arco de Banda

Vea el monitoreo sísmico en vivo, referencias históricas de peligro, modelos de deslizamiento de fallas e intervalos de recurrencia para esta zona.