Reviewed by USGSIndonesia28d ago
M5.0 earthquake 67 km W of Labuha, Indonesia
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 08:08:46 UTC · 0.691°S, 126.877°E
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 67 km W of Labuha, Indonesia on Saturday, August 29, 2026, 08:08:46 UTC, at a depth of 46.2 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M5.3 on August 5, 2026.
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Moderate · mb
- Depth
- 46 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
477 tons of TNT
That is about 1/32 of the Hiroshima bomb. Each whole step in magnitude is about 32 times more energy.
Tectonic setting
32 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Molucca Sea and Birds Head plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
Depth: shallow
46 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
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Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km since this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 1,720 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 8.21965 Ceram Sea EarthquakeJanuary 24, 1965 · 239 km SW of this epicenter
- 7.7148 km SE of Tondano, IndonesiaMay 14, 1932 · 163 km NW of this epicenter
- 7.7264 km ESE of Luwuk, IndonesiaNovember 29, 1998 · 269 km SW of this epicenter
- 7.7121 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaAugust 10, 1968 · 252 km N of this epicenter
- 7.564 km NNW of Ternate, IndonesiaJune 25, 1907 · 228 km N of this epicenter
- 7.5126 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaJanuary 21, 2007 · 206 km N of this epicenter
- 7.5146 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaAugust 14, 1986 · 279 km N of this epicenter
- 7.4129 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaApril 1, 2026 · 211 km N of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 36 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 177 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1965M7.6
Sanana Island
24 Jan 1965 · 209 km away
71 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)tsunami
- 1998M7.7
Mangole, Manado, Taliabu
29 Nov 1998 · 269 km away · intensity VII
41 deaths$200 million damagetsunami
- 1855
Maluku: Ternate Island
14 Jul 1855 · 172 km away · intensity IX
34 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1994M7.0
Kau
21 Jan 1994 · 212 km away
9 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)tsunami
- 2019M7.3
Molucca Islands: N
14 Jul 2019 · 136 km away
8 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1932M7.7
Sulawesi: Kakas,Langowan,Poso,Tondano
14 May 1932 · 163 km away · intensity VII
7 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.