At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake
Authorities said the shallow 7.7-magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves up to 1.61 meters and left at least 38 dead, with dozens injured and more aftershocks.
- On Saturday, August 15, 2026, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 68 km north-northwest of Ende, Indonesia, killing at least 47 people and collapsing buildings and homes across the region.
- Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, remains highly prone to seismic activity due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volatile fault lines.
- National Disaster Management Agency head Suharyanto deployed three helicopters and a rescue vessel to support operations, as landslides severed the Trans-Flores highway and isolated communities in Sikka, Manggarai and East Manggarai.
- Panic erupted at the St. Peter Major Seminary in Sikka when an assembly hall roof collapsed during morning Mass, while about 2,000 villagers fled to temporary shelters following a temporary tsunami warning.
- East Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Rudi Darmoko reported communication disruptions are hampering recovery, stating, "We are continuing to collect reports of damage and casualties, but there are communication disruptions." At least 13 people were hospitalized.
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At least 47 dead as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
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