BNPB data: NTT quake affected 1,378 schools and 118 health facilities

Labuan Bajo — — A magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) on 15 August 2026 affected at least 1,378 education facilities and 118 health-service facilities across seven districts, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) data published by Databoks on 27 August 2026.

The Databoks compilation, based on BNPB’s situation report as of 09:00 WIB on 27 August, lists facilities in Manggarai, East Manggarai, Nagekeo, Ende, Ngada, Sikka and West Manggarai as "terdampak" or affected, without breaking down how many buildings were damaged or destroyed. The figures therefore describe the spread of impact, not the severity of structural damage at individual sites.

District-level figures

According to Databoks, citing BNPB data, Manggarai Regency recorded the highest number of affected education facilities, at 328 units, and 20 affected health-service facilities. East Manggarai followed with 295 education facilities and 26 health facilities, the largest reported health tally among the seven districts.

Nagekeo registered 238 affected education facilities and 9 health-service facilities, while Ende had 175 education facilities and 19 health facilities. In Ngada, 151 education facilities and 18 health facilities were listed as affected, and Sikka reported 114 education facilities and 7 health facilities.

West Manggarai and Labuan Bajo

West Manggarai, which includes the tourism hub of Labuan Bajo, accounted for 77 affected education facilities and 19 affected health-service facilities as of 27 August. This was the lowest education-facility count among the seven regencies but one of the higher health-facility totals, matching Ende’s reported figure.

The aggregated BNPB numbers for NTT published by national media in the days after the earthquake point to a larger statewide impact than the seven-district snapshot alone. On 20 August, for instance, updated BNPB data reported by CNN Indonesia cited 804 affected education facilities and 237 affected health facilities across NTT, a figure that was later revised upward as assessments continued. A month after the quake, Nahdlatul Ulama’s NU Online, drawing on BNPB briefings, reported 2,147 affected education facilities and 157 affected health facilities.

Damage categories and later assessments

Separate Databoks analyses of BNPB data provide more detail on damage categories, though at a different level of reporting than the seven-regency tally. One Databoks dataset states that by 27 August at 15:30 WIB, 5,521 school classrooms in NTT had been recorded as damaged, including 852 classified as totally destroyed, 1,377 as heavily damaged, 2,048 as moderately damaged and 1,244 as lightly damaged. Another Databoks entry drawing on BNPB figures noted 157 damaged health facilities as of 27 August at 08:25 WIB, broken down into 40 heavily damaged, 58 moderately damaged and 59 lightly damaged facilities.

Earlier national-level BNPB updates illustrate how the counts evolved. On 15 August, a BNPB situation report cited by the agency’s own news release and by media such as DW and VIVA noted 87 affected education facilities and 18 affected health facilities. Subsequent updates reported by outlets including Okezone and CNN Indonesia recorded several hundred affected education and health facilities as assessments expanded across the province.

What the figures do — and do not — show

The Databoks seven-district table, derived from BNPB’s 27 August snapshot, clearly shows that education and health infrastructure across Manggarai, East Manggarai, Nagekeo, Ende, Ngada, Sikka and West Manggarai experienced some level of disruption from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake. For communities and visitors in these areas, it indicates where school and health-service networks were touched by the disaster.

However, neither the Databoks table nor the BNPB aggregates cited by national media specify which individual schools, clinics or hospitals are currently safe, operational or closed. Operational status depends on local inspections, structural assessments and temporary relocation arrangements that are documented, if at all, in separate local guidance rather than in the national aggregate statistics.

Travellers, students and patients therefore need to rely on facility-level information from local governments, education authorities and health providers to understand whether a particular school or health centre is open, has moved services or is undergoing repair, beyond what can be inferred from the province-wide BNPB tallies.

Sources

• Databoks Katadata – Banyak Fasilitas Pendidikan dan Kesehatan Terdampak Gempa NTT (27 Agustus 2026)
• BNPB – Gempa M7,7 Guncang NTT, 14 Orang Meninggal Dunia dan Puluhan Bangunan Rusak
• DW Indonesia – Gempa NTT: 47 Orang Meninggal, Ratusan Rumah Rusak
• VIVA – Gempa NTT Tewaskan 47 Orang, Lebih dari 5.000 Warga Masih Bertahan di Pengungsian
• CNN Indonesia – Update Korban Gempa NTT: 72 Meninggal Dunia, 900 Luka-luka
• Okezone – Update Korban Gempa Dahsyat NTT: 72 Orang Meninggal, 82.691 Mengungsi
• NU Online – Sebulan Gempa NTT; 142 Meninggal Dunia, 1.603 Luka-Luka, 46 Ribu Warga Masih Mengungsi