M 6.9 in Indonesia on 15 Aug 2026 10:54 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1558363
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.9M
Depth: 172.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.0856 , 99.015
Event Date: 15 Aug 2026 10:54 UTC
15 Aug 2026 17:54 Local
Exposed Population: 10.8 million in MMI V
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2026 11:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us6000tkyk Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap 0 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0      
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian quake death toll rises to .. 8/15/2026 3:07:00 PM.

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday (Aug 15) after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia''s eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to a disaster official. The national disaster management agen
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Al menos 47 muertos en Indonesia por un seísmo de magnitud 7,7 8/15/2026 3:06:00 PM.

Un potente terremoto de magnitud 7,7 ha sacudido la madrugada de este sábado la isla de Flores, en el suroeste de Indonesia, dejando al menos 47 muertos y numerosos heridos, según han informado las autoridades locales del país asiático. El
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Al menos 47 muertos en Indonesia por un seísmo de magnitud 7,7 8/15/2026 3:04:00 PM.

Un potente terremoto de magnitud 7,7 ha sacudido la madrugada de este sábado la isla de Flores, en el suroeste de Indonesia, dejando al menos 47 muertos y numerosos heridos, según han informado las autoridades locales del país asiático. El
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Powerful Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Kills 47 In Indonesia 8/15/2026 3:03:00 PM.

Arnold Welianto, who lives in Talibura, a village near the coastline in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, said he was awoken by the “very strong shaking”. “I was startled awake and immediately went to my child’s room.” He told the BBC that many pe
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (90), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),