August 22, 2026 | 11:33 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported the latest developments following the magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). As of Friday, August 21, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. WIB, the official death toll has reached 83.
"The death toll has reached 83. It increased by eight from the previously reported 75, with the additional fatalities attributed to indirect impacts of the earthquake," said Berton Suar Pelita Panjaitan, Acting Head of BNPB's Data, Information, and Disaster Communication Center, during a press conference on Friday afternoon.
Berton explained that the additional fatalities include two individuals in Manggarai Regency, two in East Manggarai Regency, three in Nagekeo Regency, and one in Ngada Regency.
Meanwhile, BNPB also logged 986 injuries resulting from the NTT quake. That figure represents an increase of 79 people from the previous update.
In addition, the number of displaced residents has climbed to 110,785. The count reflects an increase of 18,050 people from the earlier total of 92,735.
The disaster has also damaged a total of 44,946 homes, comprising 17,176 heavily damaged, 9,758 moderately damaged, and 18,013 lightly damaged units. The regencies with the highest number of damaged homes are East Manggarai with 5,962 units, Manggarai with 3,146 units, and West Manggarai with 3,050 units.
The magnitude-7.7 earthquake originally struck Flores Island on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The epicenter was located at a depth of 15 kilometers, roughly 30 kilometers northeast of Mbay in Nagekeo Regency.
As of Friday, August 21, 2026, at 5:00 a.m. WIB, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had registered 4,258 aftershocks. Of that total, 118 tremors were distinctly felt by local residents, with 31 aftershocks measuring above magnitude 5.0.
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