BMKG records magnitude 5.3 earthquake near East Manggarai
BMKG recorded a magnitude 5.3 earthquake northwest of East Manggarai on 21 September 2026. Shaking reached III–IV MMI in Labuan Bajo, Bajawa and Mangg…
Data
Official numbers on the park and the region, with context.
BMKG keeps Labuan Bajo harbour waves at 0.1 m
BMKG’s Labuan Bajo harbour forecast kept waves at 0.1 m in the listed periods for 23 September 2026. Visibility was listed in the daytime entries.
How many visitors Komodo National Park receives, and how the numbers are changing
Komodo National Park’s visitor totals have climbed from 64,660 in 2021 to 432,217 in 2025, according to official Indonesian statistics.
Komodo dragon lifespan: how long they live in the wild and in captivity
Komodo dragons usually live about 30 years in the wild. The most credible sources opened for this explainer also place confirmed captive longevity in…
Offshore M4.7 quake shakes Manggarai–Komodo hinterland north of Ruteng
Indonesia’s BMKG and regional media report a magnitude 4.7 offshore earthquake at about 20:20 WITA on 18 September 2026, centred some 46 km north of R…
What 17,073 Flores aftershocks mean for regional risk
BMKG said the Flores sequence had produced 17,073 aftershocks by 5 a.m. on September 21, after the August 15 magnitude 7.7 earthquake. The largest mea…
Manggarai Barat Plans 400-Respondent Visitor Exit Survey in Labuan Bajo
Manggarai Barat’s tourism office has secured a Statistics Indonesia recommendation for a 400-respondent Visitor Exit Survey in Labuan Bajo, planned fo…
BMKG records Flores tsunami run-up of 2,68 metres
BMKG’s Flores survey recorded run-up of 2,68 metres at Desa Selama and inundation extending 145 metres at Nampar Sepang, with other location-specific…
East Nusa Tenggara posts US$29.78 million trade surplus in first half of 2026
East Nusa Tenggara recorded a trade surplus of about US$29.78 million in January–June 2026, according to Statistics Indonesia’s provincial office, wit…
Bulog says NTT quake aid reached 1,321.55 tons of rice
Bulog said it had delivered 1,321.55 tons of rice and 7,000 liters of cooking oil to earthquake-hit communities in seven East Nusa Tenggara areas, tho…
BNPB data: NTT quake affected 1,378 schools and 118 health facilities
BNPB data compiled by Databoks show 1,378 education facilities and 118 health-service facilities in seven NTT districts were affected by the 15 August…
Indonesia sets Rp15m–Rp30m repair grants for NTT quake-damaged homes
Indonesia has announced stimulus grants of Rp15 million and Rp30 million to help repair homes damaged by the recent earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara,…
Indonesia Education Ministry Pledges Rp860 Million for 61 NTT Schools
The Education Ministry allocated Rp860 million in emergency vouchers for 61 quake-hit schools in Flores, while also sending books, kits and food aid t…
BNPB: 77,912 houses damaged in August NTT earthquake, provisional tally
Indonesia’s disaster agency BNPB has reported that 77,912 houses were damaged in the 15 August 2026 NTT earthquake, based on provisional data from sev…
Tourism Ministry details 2025 statistics for ten priority destinations
Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry has launched a 2025 statistical publication for 10 Priority Tourism Destinations and three Regenerative Destinations unde…