Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:36pm on 15 Aug 2026,Saturday International
Indonesia was hit by another strong earthquake on Saturday, hours after a deadly 7.7-magnitude quake killed at least 38 people. The latest quake had a magnitude of 6.5 and was recorded at 4:24 pm IST, according to India’s National Centre for Seismology. It struck at a depth of 165 km. There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage from the latest tremor. Earlier, the 7.7-magnitude quake hit Nagekeo district in East Nusa Tenggara. It caused buildings to collapse and landslides. Around 2,000 people were evacuated. A tsunami warning was issued but later lifted as rescue teams continued operations.
