Earthquake details

Saturday, August 25, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 18:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.926 and latitude -8.422.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.6 km
Coordinates	-8.422, 116.926
UTC time	2018-08-25 18:33:15.640

Location	Taliwang
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taliwang	36.8 km
Selong	50.3 km
Sumbawa Besar	55.0 km
Praya	78.8 km
Mataram	90.9 km
Amlapura	144.2 km
Amlapura	145.4 km
Dompu	169.7 km
Ubud	183.1 km
Denpasar	189.9 km
Kuta	196.0 km
Bima	198.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Selong

Indonesia · 2026-11-13 04:49 UTC

26.3 km

M 4.5

Taliwang

Indonesia · 2026-02-02 19:30 UTC

6.7 km

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