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Earthquake on Flores island

On 15 August 2026 (local time) a shallow magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the north coast of Flores exposed about 1.7 million residents of East Nusa Tenggara to strong shaking.

USGS reports at least 111 people killed and 1,678 injured, 27,414 homes destroyed and 68,153 damaged, as well as landslides. According to a compilation based on Indonesia's BNPB data, more than 188,000 people left their homes, most of them in Manggarai regency. The IFRC released DREF funding for 20,000 people.

Numbers with sources

Needs

• shelter
• health
• water and sanitation
• food

Who is helping

Organisations that, according to their own publications, work on this event (5). Donations go directly to each organisation's own website - GLOBURNS does not handle payments.

• Caritas Indonesia (KARINA Foundation) (KARINA)
  The official humanitarian organisation of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI), working through diocesan Caritas networks. After the 15 August 2026 Flores earthquake…
  Donate on the organisation's website (karina.or.id)
• Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia) (PMI)
  The Indonesian Red Cross has branches in every province and regency. After the Flores earthquake of 15 August 2026, branches from East and West Nusa Tenggara set up…
  Donate on the organisation's website (donasi.pmi.or.id)
• Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC)
  The disaster response unit of Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisations. After the August 2026 Flores earthquake it opened service posts and medical…
• Save the Children (SCI)
  Save the Children works for children's health, education and protection in humanitarian crises. It has worked in Yemen since 1963 and runs mobile clinics and water…
  Donate on the organisation's website (savethechildren.net)
• World Vision (WVI)
  World Vision runs development programmes and humanitarian aid focused on children and their families. In South Sudan its hunger response has assisted 1.4 million people.
  Donate on the organisation's website (wvi.org)

Sources

• earthquake.usgs.gov earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tkt2
• en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Flores_earthquake
• goadmin.ifrc.org goadmin.ifrc.org/api/v2/appeal/?code=MDRID029
• earthquake.usgs.gov earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tkt2/impact

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