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2026 Flores Earthquake
14 August 2026 · Flores Region · Indonesia
On 14 August 2026 at 21:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia (Flores Region), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Timor Plate, 38 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 156 people and injured 1,620. 5,099 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 August 2026
- Time
- 21:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 156
- Injuries
- 1,620
- Homes Destroyed
- 5,099
- Homes Damaged
- 39,767
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.9 m wave)
- Plate
- Timor Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Paluweh (39 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Flores Earthquake · M 7.3
- 19921992 Flores Earthquake · M 7.82,500 deaths
- 19821982 Flores Earthquake · M 5.913 deaths
- 1944Flores · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth