Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Dompu, Dompu Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 5 minutes ago 70 km south of Dompu, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 8. km beneath the epicenter near Dompu, Dompu Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, late at night on Thursday, January 15th, 2026, at 10:49 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dompu (pop. 55,000) located 70 km from the epicenter, Bima (pop. 161,400) 80 km away, Tambolaka (pop. 35,800) 81 km away, and Sape (pop. 5,000) 81 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 15, 2026 10:49 pm (GMT +8) local time (15 Jan 2026 14:49 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 8.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.16°S / 118.55°E (West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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