Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Flores Tonight, Residents Panic and Flee Homes

Residents of West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), once again rushed out of their homes when a magnitude (M) 5.0 aftershock shook Flores on Tuesday night (25/8/2026). One resident had only returned home that evening after spending several days sheltering in an emergency tent.

“The shaking was very strong. We ran from the house,” said Rikar, a West Manggarai resident.

The earthquake occurred at 22:58:55 Central Indonesia Time. The tremor was felt strongly in several areas of Flores, including Manggarai, West Manggarai, East Manggarai and Nagekeo.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the earthquake was located at coordinates 7.97° South; 120.75° East. The epicentre was at a depth of 10 kilometres (km), located 79 km northeast of Ruteng, Manggarai.

Rikar was known to have only returned home on Tuesday night after sheltering in an emergency tent for the past few days. However, the aftershock once again forced residents out of their homes.

This magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred after the powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores on 15 August. Thousands of aftershocks have continued to occur up to tonight.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has released the latest data on fatalities caused by the magnitude 7.7 earthquake in NTT. As of Tuesday (25/8), the death toll has reached 103 people.

The breakdown of casualties is 41 people in Manggarai, 34 in East Manggarai, 13 in Nagekeo, 6 in Sikka, 5 in Ngada, 3 in Ende, and 1 in West Manggarai.