Bangkok Post
Powerful earthquake kills at least 40 in Indonesia
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MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara — Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 40 people, according to a disaster official.
Key facts
- MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara — Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 40 people, according to a disaster official.
- A second strong quake was recorded thousands of kilometres away on Sumatra island in the west of the archipelago 12 hours later, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties there.
- A rescue team searches for victims in the ruins of the Laurensius Say Port in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara on Aug 15, 2026
- A devastating 9.1-magnitude tremor in 2004 struck off the coast of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed 220,000 throughout the region, about 170,000 of them in Indonesia, in one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Summary
A second strong quake was recorded thousands of kilometres away on Sumatra island in the west of the archipelago 12 hours later, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties there.
Rescue official Fathur Rahman said the death toll from the Flores quake had risen to 40 by Saturday evening, with 50 people injured.