NTT Earthquake Update: 111 Fatalities, 9,000 Aftershocks

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has recorded 111 fatalities from the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) as of Saturday (29/8).

“The death toll remains at 111 people, and we continue to ask for prayers for all those who died as a result of this earthquake, that their families, relatives and neighbours who have been together with the deceased may be given fortitude,” said Berton SP Panjaitan, Acting Head of the BNPB Data, Information and Disaster Communication Centre, during a press conference held at the BNPB office in Jakarta on Saturday (29/8).

Since the magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on 15 August, there have been 9,278 aftershocks to date.

“BMKG [the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency] has recorded 9,278 aftershocks, with the largest magnitude being 6.2 and the smallest 1, and 153 of them were felt by the public,” said Berton.

Berton then noted a significant increase in the number of displaced residents. The rise is due to continuously incoming data.

“Why has this increased when two days ago it had decreased? This is actually due to a significant data update in Ngada Regency, where the data that had been coming to us was not sufficiently updated or valid, so validation was carried out. As a result, we see that in Ngada the figure that was previously only 3,259 people has now become 21,552 displaced people,” said Berton.

Furthermore, Berton added that BNPB received 5 tonnes of aid today, while aid already dispatched has reached 22 tonnes.

“Qualitatively, the amount of logistics sent is 1,916 tonnes in the period from 15 to 29 August 2026. We can see that in Labuan Bajo there are 1,200 tonnes, in Maumere 598 tonnes, in West Manggarai 12 tonnes, Manggarai 25 tonnes, East Manggarai 30 tonnes, Ngada 8 tonnes, Nagekeo 16 tonnes, Ende 16 tonnes, and Sikka 10 tonnes,” said Berton.