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Flores region

Coverage of Flores region in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Aug 15 · 01:56 UTCMost recent: Aug 15 · 06:33 UTC

Co-mentioned in this coverage

Indonesiaplace3 U.S. Geological Surveyorganization3 Maumere Search and Rescue Agencyorganization3 East Nusa Tenggara provinceplace2 Yohanna Embuperson2 Rev. Guidelbertus Tangaperson2 National Disaster Management Agencyorganization1 Sikka, West Manggarai, and East Manggaraiplace1 Trans-Flores highwaytopic1 Endeplace1 Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agencyorganization1 ring of firetopic1 Associated Pressorganization1 Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agencyorganization1

Recent coverage

WORLDAug 15 · 06:33 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 20 and toppling buildings
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Flores region on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and causing severe damage to buildings and homes. The quake was followed by a tsunami warning that was later lifted after monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes. Rescuers are continuing to search for missing villagers while communication disruptions and landslides have hampered relief efforts.
WORLDAug 15 · 02:30 UTCWSVN MIAMI
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, toppling buildings and killing at least 2
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s coast near Flores, causing buildings and homes to collapse and killing at least two people. Although authorities initially issued a tsunami warning, it was later lifted because monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes. The quake, which hit the region with a depth of 10 kilometers, caused severe damage across much of Flores island.
WORLDAug 15 · 01:56 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, toppling buildings and killing at least 2
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast, striking the Flores region and causing severe damage, collapsed buildings, and killing at least two people. Authorities initially issued a tsunami warning but later lifted it after monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes. The quake was reported to have hit near Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province.