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Indonesia: East Nusa Tenggara Earthquake, 2026
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck offshore East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on 15 August 2026. The source record reported 69 deaths, 1,199 injuries and 46,252 people displaced as of 18 August.
What happened
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck offshore Nagekeo Regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province at 04:58 WIB on 15 August 2026. Its epicentre was approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Mbay at a depth of 15 kilometres. A tsunami warning was issued and later lifted at 07:31 WIB after sea-level changes were detected in several coastal areas.
Reported impact
The source record reported impacts across seven regencies in East Nusa Tenggara: Manggarai, East Manggarai, West Manggarai, Sikka, Ende, Nagekeo and Ngada. Impacts and displacement were also reported in West Nusa Tenggara and South Sulawesi. As of 18 August, 69 people had been reported dead and 1,199 injured, including 115 people with serious injuries and 1,084 with minor injuries. A total of 46,252 people remained displaced. Preliminary housing damage included 5,713 houses severely damaged, 2,098 moderately damaged and 3,402 slightly damaged.
Ongoing situation
A public field report said that thousands of aftershocks had continued, increasing anxiety and discouraging many families from returning to damaged homes.
Updates
The public field report recorded continuing aftershocks and community anxiety.
The tsunami warning was lifted at 07:31 WIB after sea-level changes were detected in several coastal areas.
Sources
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- IFRC GOAug 15, 2026