Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
An earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Aug 15, 2026. (Image: USGS)
Read a summary of this article on FAST.
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST
Tap here to return to FAST
FAST
A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday (Aug 15), followed by several aftershocks, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, triggering an early tsunami warning by the country’s geophysics agency.
The EMSC recorded a quake of magnitude 7.7 around 4.58am local time at a depth of 35km, followed by at least three aftershocks.
Indonesia’s geophysics agency BMKG issued an early tsunami warning for some regions in the country.
Separately, Australia’s tsunami warning centre said the undersea earthquake will have “no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories”.
This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.
Source: Reuters/gr
Sign up for our newsletters
Get the CNA app
Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories
Get WhatsApp alerts
Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST
Tap here to return to FAST
FAST
About The Author
