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The temblor was one of the strongest the area had experienced in decades, an official said. By Muktita Suhartono Hasya Nindita and Rin Hindryati Muktita Suhartono reported from Bangkok; Hasya Nindita from Jakarta, Indonesia; and Rin Hindryati from Bogor, Indonesia. At least 47 people were killed in eastern Indonesia on Saturday after it was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest the region had experienced in decades, officials said. The earthquake hit just north of Flores Island, according to the United States Geological Survey, about a thousand miles east of Jakarta, the capital. It caused several buildings to collapse on the island, and was one of the largest temblors to hit the area in more than 30 years, said Wijayanto, the director of earthquake and tsunami affairs at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency in Indonesia. “An earthquake like this occurred in 1992 with a magnitude of 7.5, causing immense damage,” Mr.
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Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said on Saturday evening that at least 47 people had died in the quake and that many others had been injured. The authorities initially issued a tsunami warning on Saturday, but soon after said the threat had passed.
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Latest update from New York Times World: At Least 47 Dead as 7. Latest update from ABC News: 2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7. Latest update from ABC News: A powerful magnitude 7. There are no new alerts at this time A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s coast around 5 a.m. local time at a depth of about 6 miles, causing significant damage but not generating a major tsunami. NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins reports. 15, 2026 © 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC.
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The temblor was one of the strongest the area had experienced in decades, an official said. By Muktita Suhartono Hasya Nindita and Rin Hindryati Muktita Suhartono reported from Bangkok; Hasya Nindita from Jakarta, Indonesia; and Rin Hindryati from Bogor, Indonesia. At least 47 people were killed in eastern Indonesia on Saturday after it was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest the region had experienced in decades, officials said. The earthquake hit just north of Flores Island, according to the United States Geological Survey, about a thousand miles east of Jakarta, the capital. It caused several buildings to collapse on the island, and was one of the largest temblors to hit the area in more than 30 years, said Wijayanto, the director of earthquake and tsunami affairs at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency in Indonesia. “An earthquake like this occurred in 1992 with a magnitude of 7.5, causing immense damage,” Mr.
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The temblor was one of the strongest the area had experienced in decades, an official said. By Muktita Suhartono Hasya Nindita and Rin Hindryati Muktita Suhartono reported from Bangkok; Hasya Nindita from Jakarta, Indonesia; and Rin Hindryati from Bogor, Indonesia. At least 47 people were killed in eastern Indonesia on Saturday after it was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest the region had experienced in decades, officials said. The earthquake hit just north of Flores Island, according to the United States Geological Survey, about a thousand miles east of Jakarta, the capital. It caused several buildings to collapse on the island, and was one of the largest temblors to hit the area in more than 30 years, said Wijayanto, the director of earthquake and tsunami affairs at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency in Indonesia. “An earthquake like this occurred in 1992 with a magnitude of 7.5, causing immense damage,” Mr.
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The temblor was one of the strongest the area had experienced in decades, an official said. By Muktita Suhartono Hasya Nindita and Rin Hindryati Muktita Suhartono reported from Bangkok; Hasya Nindita from Jakarta, Indonesia; and Rin Hindryati from Bogor, Indonesia. At least 47 people were killed in eastern Indonesia on Saturday after it was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest the region had experienced in decades, officials said. The earthquake hit just north of Flores Island, according to the United States Geological Survey, about a thousand miles east of Jakarta, the capital. It caused several buildings to collapse on the island, and was one of the largest temblors to hit the area in more than 30 years, said Wijayanto, the director of earthquake and tsunami affairs at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency in Indonesia. “An earthquake like this occurred in 1992 with a magnitude of 7.5, causing immense damage,” Mr.
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The temblor was one of the strongest the area had experienced in decades, an official said. By Muktita Suhartono Hasya Nindita and Rin Hindryati Muktita Suhartono reported from Bangkok; Hasya Nindita from Jakarta, Indonesia; and Rin Hindryati from Bogor, Indonesia. At least 47 people were killed in eastern Indonesia on Saturday after it was rocked by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest the region had experienced in decades, officials said. The earthquake hit just north of Flores Island, according to the United States Geological Survey, about a thousand miles east of Jakarta, the capital. It caused several buildings to collapse on the island, and was one of the largest temblors to hit the area in more than 30 years, said Wijayanto, the director of earthquake and tsunami affairs at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency in Indonesia. “An earthquake like this occurred in 1992 with a magnitude of 7.5, causing immense damage,” Mr.
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