Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia, EMSC says

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 15, 2026 01:20Updated: AUGUST 15, 2026 01:27A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores region on Saturday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).The EMSC noted that a tsunami evaluation is in progress following the earthquake's detection.The earthquake was initially classified as magnitude 7.5, then downgraded to 6.9, only to be reclassified as 7.5 and then upgraded to 7.7.According to the EMSC, the earthquake occured at a depth of 35 km at 5:58 a.m. local time (12:58 a.m. Israel time),This is a developing story.Follow us on Google