A 5.2-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia: GFZ

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks amid the debris from a damaged building following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Borong, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara on August 16, 2026. - AFP

BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Flores Region, Indonesia at 1903 GMT on Tuesday (Aug 18), the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 8.23 degrees south latitude and 121.38 degrees east longitude. - Xinhua