Five dead after 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia sparks tsunami fears

Danni Scott | Live News reporter Published August 15, 2026 7:33am Updated August 15, 2026 7:33am Five have died in a 7.7 magnitude earthquake (Picture: Handout / INDONESIA’S NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY (BASARNAS) / AFP via Getty Images) Search and rescue are combing through rubble to free people trapped in buildings after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia. Five people are known to have died in the disaster, with the governor of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena, saying they had died in their sleep. Several aftershocks followed the earthquake on early Saturday morning, with the government issuing a tsunami warning too. Streams of people could be seen rushing inland after the warning, with concrete reportedly falling off a terminal building at the port in