5.7-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.7-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-08-20 00:27:00|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Flores Region, Indonesia at 1617 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 8.34 degrees south latitude and 120.6 degrees east longitude.

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