Aftershocks Continue in East Flores, 1,313 People Displaced
A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on Wednesday night (8/4/2026), damaging 257 homes. A total of 1,313 residents from eight villages in two sub-districts have been forced to evacuate. Eighteen people were injured in the disaster. As of now, aftershocks continue to occur.
The Head of Emergency and Logistics at the East Flores Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Ita Tukan, detailed that the highest number of earthquake victims came from Terong Village with 621 people. This was followed by Lamahala Jaya Village (544 people), Waiwerang Kota (18), Karing Lamalouk (4), Dawa Ta’a (31), Ipi Ebang (8), Motong Wutun (55), and Watobuku (32).
Ita stated that the over 1,000 evacuees require various basic necessities, such as clean water and staple food items (sembako).
“Residents need sembako, clean water, bathing and washing supplies, tarpaulins, baby supplies for toddlers, wheelchairs, foldable mattresses, and adult diapers,” she added.
Ita revealed that the East Flores BPBD has distributed 200 foldable mattresses, 200 mats or mattresses, 400 blankets, six tarpaulins, 200 sacks of rice, 200 hygiene kits (basic hygiene supplies), two evacuation tents, 12 family tents, and four torches.
Meanwhile, the Head of East Solor Sub-district, Moh Natsir Hasan, said that aftershocks continue to occur almost every 10 minutes. “The current development is that from Maghrib until now, earthquakes are still happening frequently, almost every 10 minutes,” he stated.
It was previously reported that hundreds of homes were damaged due to the magnitude 4.7 earthquake in East Flores Regency from Wednesday night until Thursday morning (9/4/2026). Strong tremors were also felt in surrounding areas. The impact of the earthquake was significant because the epicentre was on land, about 19 kilometres east/southeast of Larantuka. This very shallow earthquake, with a depth of 3 to 5 kilometres, was triggered by an active fault.