• Asia,
  • World

    • At least 51 killed as 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

    By on August 16, 2026

    Jakarta:  At least 51 people were killed and around 5,000 others evacuated after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Flores Island in eastern Indonesia.

    Indonesian Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus said that 36 people sustained serious injuries, while 77 others suffered minor injuries following the earthquake that struck East Nusa Tenggara province.

    Deputy Chief of Sikka Simon Subandi said that residents were reluctant to remain indoors following the earthquake, with many spending the night on porches or in tents outside their homes.

    Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said that more than 3,500 military and police personnel had been deployed to the affected areas to support relief and disaster-response operations.

    The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that most of those still missing were believed to be trapped beneath rubble. More than 1,300 houses were damaged, while 20 fuel stations ceased operations due to power outages.

    Authorities continue to conduct search-and-rescue operations and assess the extent of the damage in the affected areas.

    Indonesia and neighboring countries are located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world’s most seismically active regions, extending from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific Basin. The region is frequently affected by earthquakes and volcanic activity.

    A 6.2-magnitude earthquake also struck eastern Indonesia in early July, although it caused no casualties or significant damage.

    more recommended stories

    Terms of Use:

  • This website Arabian Daily is an individual’s property, not used for any commercial or sales purposes. What you see here are one’s random thoughts in action. I, by no means, endorse any product or party through this, unless stated explicitly.
  • All work you will find here is copyrighted unless stated otherwise. No part of this work can be reproduced in any way with the exception of a) if you share our work, it should link back to this website; b) if you quote any part of our work, it should be properly credited to us with a link to this website.
  • All images used on this website have been taken from open source image websites on the Internet. If any of them are copyrighted to you and you want us to take them down or add credits, please feel free to contact us here, or by using the contact form on this page.
  • The views expressed on Arabian Daily are solely ours. They do not represent any party or any particular school of thought. This website does not promote racism in any form.
  • Privacy Policy:
    This website will respect the readers’ and the writer’s privacy. We do not sell any of their personal or contact information to another company. We do not put your information on spam lists. Also, and more importantly, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any of our advertisers or website commenters.
  • Reserve Rights: We reserve the right to change the focus on this website, to shut it down, sell it or to change the terms of use at our own discretion.