#earthquake prone

Collection of earthquake prone news, found 48 news.

Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...

Pidie Jaya earthquake brings back memories of 2004 tsunami

While many people were asleep, a strong shallow earthquake rocked Pidie Jaya and neighboring districts in Aceh ...

Agency stresses need for earthquake-resistant buildings

The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) has stressed the importance of constructing earthquake-resistant ...

5.5-magnitude quake hits eastern Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked the eastern part of Bengkulu province on Tuesday, the ...

6.9-magnitude quake rocks Ambon

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Wednesday evening, ...

SEA-US: Global Consortium to Build Cable System Connecting Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States

- A consortium of seven global telecommunications companies agreed today to cooperate in the construction and operation ...

IFC Partners with MAIPARK to Provide Earthquake-Index Insurance for Indonesian Banks

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed a cooperation agreement with PT Asuransi MAIPARK Indonesia, a specialist ...

Mukomuko needs tsunami warning sirens

The Mukomuko district in Bengkulu province needs tsunami warning sirens for the local people to remain alert of ...

Mukomuko braced for powerful earthquake

The Mukomuko district of Bengkulu province is likely to have a powerful earthquake and a devastating tsunami any ...

W Sumatra offers investment opportunities in renewable energy

The provincial administration of West Sumatra presented a number of investment opportunities in the field of renewable ...

Building nuke power plant in Indonesia almost impossible

The National Energy Council (DEN) is of the view that the development of a nuclear power plant in Indonesia is almost ...

Attention needed for tsunami early warning system

The Acehnese government has said that the tsunami early warning system, which has been installed in a coastal area, ...

Strong 7.0-magnitude quake shakes central Peru

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote Amazon region of Peru on Wednesday, shaking office buildings far away in ...

Babel may host RI`s first nuke power plants

Forced by strong opposition from the local population, the government has decided to postpone building a nuclear ...

Gas more effective energy source than nuclear : official

The use of gas energy is still far more effective than energy from a nuclear power plant, acting head of Southwest ...