On Aug 15 the Consular Affairs Department of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said no foreign casualties have been reported following a 7.7 magnitude
earthquake at 04:58:24 local time off Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
The epicenter was about 38 km northeast of Mbay at a depth of 15 km. The quake
briefly carried a tsunami risk and prompted coastal evacuations. The Indonesian
Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that as of 11:00
Central Indonesia Time (WITA) 111 aftershocks had been recorded, the latest
magnitude 3.8, and seismic activity is continuing. The tsunami warning was
lifted at 07:31. Remaining risks are aftershocks and damage to buildings.