#earthquakes

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Jokowi urges BMKG to increase disaster mitigation, management capacity

President Joko Widodo has called on the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to increase its disaster ...

Early warning systems must be attuned to regional quake profiles

The Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (INA-TEWS) needs to be adapted to the character of earthquakes and tsunamis ...

Mount Merapi belches incandescent lava 15 times on Sunday

Mount Merapi on the border of Yogyakarta and Central Java erupted on Sunday, expelling incandescent lava 15 times. The ...

Do not underestimate BMKG's disaster warnings: minister

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini has asked her ministry's officials not to underestimate disaster warnings ...

BNPB records 1,560 natural disasters during Jan 1-July 15 period

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) recorded a total of 1,560 natural disasters occurring in Indonesia ...

Sea lettuce has potential to be used in drugs: LIPI

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has said that sea lettuce  (Ulva spp), has antiviral and anticancer ...

Mount Merapi spews pyroclastic avalanches six times on Thursday

Center for Investigation and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG) reported that Mount Merapi, on the ...

5.5-magnitude quake jolts Bengkulu's Seluma

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Seluma district of Bengkulu province on Saturday night, according to the Meteorology, ...

Bengkulu Province's Mukomuko struck by 5.0-magnitude quake

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Mukomuko District, Bengkulu Province, on Sunday night, though no damage or casualty was ...

South Sulawesi's flooding severely affects 123 Inalipue villagers

The South Sulawesi Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) announced on Sunday that the flash floods that hit Inalipue ...

APEC moves to strengthen disaster risk management

Senior disaster management officials from APEC member economies are intensifying regional cooperation for a more ...

UMI-BMKG collaboration on cards for joint quake research in Samosir

Medan Office to conduct joint earthquake research in Samosir Island. The significance of research projects on ...

Obtain updates on disasters, risk alerts from reliable sources: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) called on Indonesians to update their information regarding natural ...

493 killed in 1,423 natural disaster events this year: BNPB

At least 493 people died and 68 others went missing in 1,423 natural disaster events in different parts of Indonesia ...

Earthquake: Mamuju assessment team validating data on incurred damage

The Mamuju district government's assessment team has commenced its work on validating data on the local ...