At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake
Rescuers are searching collapsed homes and landslides as the toll rises, with at least 235 aftershocks and 2,000 villagers displaced, officials said.
- 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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The strong earthquake on Saturday caused the death of at least 47 people, and severely damaged hundreds of buildings
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