# Indonesia earthquake triggers tsunami warning as casualty reports differ 2026-08-15T07:12:03+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck beneath the sea near Indonesia’s Flores island, triggering a tsunami warning across parts of East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi. The warning was later lifted after tide gauges showed no dangerous sea-level changes. Residents were told to move inland or to higher ground, while hospitals moved patients and equipment outdoors as a precaution. Several aftershocks followed, with the strongest reported at magnitude 6.1. The death toll is unclear. Business Today, citing agency inputs, reported two deaths, while NDTV reported 20. Initial reports indicated damage to homes and public facilities, but officials had not released a full assessment. Authorities warned people to avoid damaged buildings because further shaking could cause collapses. ## Coverage - businesstoday.in - ndtv.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:16:01+00:00. Tags: BMKG, BNPB, Flores, Indonesia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/7-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-indonesias-flores-two-dead/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/7-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-indonesias-flores-two-dead/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/