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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Flores, EMSC says

By Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2026 | 10:04 PM

Aug 20 (Reuters) – An ​earthquake ‌of magnitude 5.9 ‌struck ​the ⁠Flores region ⁠in Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean ​Seismological ⁠Centre (EMSC) ⁠said ​on Thursday.

The ​quake was ‌at a depth ⁠of 10 km (6.21 ⁠mile), ‌EMSC ⁠said.

(Reporting ​by ‌Nethra Sailesh ​in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong)