Flores earthquake: What is open, what is closed, updates and official sourcesupdated 2026-08-20 17:20 WITARead the updates
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Last felt quake M4.8 · Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:53 WITA · at sea, 52 km north of Ruteng, ManggaraiAutomatic check 2026-08-20 17:20 WITA

Flores earthquake, August 2026

Page reviewed by a person Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:33 WITAAutomatic sources last checked 2026-08-20 17:20 WITA

Reported impact

Houses damaged
11,950
Indonesian Humanitarian Coordination Platform (IHCP) · published Wed, 19 Aug 2026 · 1 day ago
Displaced
40,145
Indonesian Humanitarian Coordination Platform (IHCP) · published Wed, 19 Aug 2026 · 1 day ago
Deaths
At least 71

A rising count. On 15 August the figure reported was 2.

Indonesian Humanitarian Coordination Platform (IHCP) · published Wed, 19 Aug 2026 · 1 day ago
Injured
1,182
Indonesian Humanitarian Coordination Platform (IHCP) · published Wed, 19 Aug 2026 · 1 day ago
Aftershocks recorded
1,624, of which 23 above M5
BNPB · published Mon, 17 Aug 2026 · 3 days ago

Sites and access

Closures are decided by the site operators and local authorities. This list follows their announcements rather than anticipating them, so a site may close or reopen before it changes here.

Closed
Kelimutu National Park
Closed

Landslides on crater walls 1 and 2.

Park authority · published Tue, 18 Aug 2026 · 2 days ago
Closed
Wae Rebo
Closed
Local authority · published Tue, 18 Aug 2026 · 2 days ago
Disrupted
Komodo National Park
Open, with restrictions

Due to high waves and strong current alerts, Padar Island and Komodo Island closures from August 20th to 22nd

Park authority · published Thu, 20 Aug 2026 · 6h ago
Open
Labuan Bajo sailing
Resumed 16 August
Harbourmaster · published Sun, 16 Aug 2026 · 4 days ago

Airports

Disrupted
Komodo airport (Labuan Bajo)
Operating with restrictions

The operator’s own wording is "with restrictions", not "normally".

Airport operator bulletin · published Sat, 15 Aug 2026 · 5 days ago
Closed
Ende airport (H. Hasan Aroeboesman)
All flights cancelled, 18 to 20 August

20 August is the last day named in the notice. No reopening notice had been published at the last check.

Airport operator notice · published Tue, 18 Aug 2026 · 2 days ago
Disrupted
Soa Bajawa airport
Runway damage, no operator notice on status
BNPB · published Mon, 17 Aug 2026 · 3 days ago

Published by the airports themselves. Where an airport's own notice disagrees with a press report or a national statement, the airport is right.

Before you travel

Before travelling
Contact your own operator or agent, and check the official sources below.
OET · published Thu, 20 Aug 2026 · 10h ago

Official sources

Aftershocks

15 aftershocks were reported felt in the last 24 hours. Anyone in western Flores should expect to feel further shaking.

Intensity IIImagnitude 4.8, depth 8 kmThu, 20 Aug 2026 16:53 WITA
at sea, 52 km north of Ruteng, Manggarai
III Manggarai
Intensity IIImagnitude 4, depth 3 kmThu, 20 Aug 2026 16:47 WITA
at sea, 61 km north of Ruteng, Manggarai
III Manggarai
Intensity III-IVmagnitude 5.2, depth 10 kmThu, 20 Aug 2026 16:01 WITA
at sea, 44 km north-east of Ruteng Manggarai
III-IV Manggarai
Intensity III-IVmagnitude 4.7, depth 3 kmThu, 20 Aug 2026 15:55 WITA
at sea, 57 km north of Ruteng Manggarai
III-IV Manggarai
Intensity II-IIImagnitude 3.7, depth 2 kmThu, 20 Aug 2026 13:22 WITA
at sea, 43 km north of Ruteng-Manggarai
II-III Manggarai
Intensity II - IIImagnitude 4, depth 10 kmThu, 20 Aug 2026 12:43 WITA
on land, 35 km north-east of Ruteng-Manggarai
II - III Manggarai

Source: BMKG felt-earthquake feed. BMKG publishes times in WIB, one hour behind Flores; the times above are converted to WITA.

This page summarises publicly reported information about the August 2026 Flores earthquake. It is published by Ocean Earth Travels and compiled from the sources listed above; the time of the last check is shown at the top. Where it disagrees with BMKG, BNPB, or an airport's or a site's own notice, those sources are right and this page is wrong.