BNPB Activates Emergency Post After Southwest Sumba Earthquake
BNPB’s Oct. 5 update said Southwest Sumba had 95 damaged homes and an emergency command post coordinated by the local government after the earthquake.
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West Lombok Police Open Investigation Into Alleged Teacher Abuse Case
Polresta Mataram opened an investigation into allegations involving a teacher identified as F at an Islamic boarding school in Lombok Barat. Police ha…
Free shuttle buses serve Mandalika MotoGP visitors in Lombok
Free shuttle buses are serving ticket holders at the 2026 Mandalika MotoGP from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. DAMRI’s service runs from 07.00 to 23.00 WITA.
Earthquake rattles West Sumba near Waikabubak
BMKG data recorded an earthquake 6 kilometres northeast of Waikabubak on Oct. 8. Shaking reached IV–V in West Sumba and III–IV in Central Sumba.
BMKG Revises Lombok Barat Earthquake to Magnitude 5.0
BMKG revised the Oct. 7 Lombok Barat earthquake to magnitude 5.0 and a depth of 82 kilometres. One magnitude-1.3 aftershock was recorded, with no tsun…
Bali agency studies vertical housing for projected population growth
Bali’s research agency has begun studying vertical and communal housing for long-term demand, citing a possible population increase from about 4.4 mil…
BMKG Records Magnitude-3.5 Quake South of Kodi
BMKG recorded a magnitude-3.5 earthquake 9 kilometres south of Kodi, Southwest Sumba, on Oct. 7, 2026. The 19-kilometre-deep tremor was felt at intens…
Woman dies in suspected rubbish-burning fire in Central Lombok
A 57-year-old woman identified as M was found severely burned after burning rubbish behind her home in Central Lombok. Police and medical authorities…
Lombok Barat Farmer Found Dead in Darmesabe River
Salme, 66, was found dead in the Darmesabe River after failing to return from the rice fields. Police suspected a fall and the family declined an auto…
Magnitude-5.2 earthquake strikes southeast of West Lombok
A magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck southeast of West Lombok on 7 October, BMKG said, revising the epicentre distance in its later bulletin and reportin…
Denpasar’s Mother-and-Child Health Centre Set for Inauguration
Puskesmas III Denpasar Barat is scheduled for inauguration on Oct. 6 after beginning services on Oct. 1. The centre includes 24-hour childbirth care.
Magnitude 4,7 Earthquake Shakes Flores, Rattling Labuan Bajo Hospital
A magnitude 4,7 earthquake shook Flores on Oct. 4, with tremors felt in Labuan Bajo. BMKG placed it 40 kilometers north of Ruteng and said it posed no…
M6.1 earthquake damages school and homes in Sumba Barat Daya
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southwest of Kodi on October 4, damaging an Islamic elementary school and two homes in Perokonda and injuring one pe…
GFZ reports 5.9 earthquake in Indonesia’s Sumbawa region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumbawa region on Sunday, Oct. 4, according to GFZ. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km and posed no…
Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Southwest Sumba, Reaches Labuan Bajo
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Southwest Sumba at 6:55 a.m. WITA on Oct. 4. Reports said shaking reached Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat and East Sumb…
