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Forecasting rainy season onset in November
Indonesia's health ministry has recorded 174,694 acute respiratory infections since August in provinces hit by forest and land fires. More than 40,000 of the cases are toddlers; most patients have recovered, with 4,533 cases still active as of September 22.
Updated Sep 23
Revised the quake to M6.5 at 368 km depth; reported no tsunami threat and no aftershocks as of 5 a.m. local time
The US Geological Survey logged a magnitude 6.6 earthquake beneath the Java Sea early Saturday, 125 kilometers north of Jakarta, at 358.6 kilometers depth. Indonesia's BMKG agency revised it to 6.5 at 368 kilometers, calling it a deep quake inside the subducting plate, not a shallow fault rupture.
Updated Sep 12
Issued and later lifted the tsunami warning; tracks the aftershock sequence
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the Flores Sea before dawn on August 15, local time, 68 kilometers (42 miles) north-northwest of Ende, Indonesia. At least 47 people died, buildings collapsed across the region, and small tsunamis reached 16 coastal locations in four provinces.
Updated Sep 2
Indonesia's official earthquake and tsunami warning authority
On Aug 15, 2026, at 17:54 local time, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck under North Sumatra, 9 km northwest of Pematangsiantar. The quake was about 175 km deep, so it shook a vast area but caused only light damage.
Issued the tsunami warning and evacuation orders
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the sea off Flores Island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 38 people and toppling buildings. Authorities ordered coastal evacuations and issued a tsunami warning. Waves under one meter were recorded before the warning was lifted.
Updated Aug 15
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