#earthquakes

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Six hotspots observed in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan

No less than six hotspots, suggestive of forest fires, were found in North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan, the ...

5.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Aceh's Sinabang island

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Sinabang in the Indonesian province of Aceh, on Monday at around 5:41 ...

Disaster management skills imparted to 29 int'l students at Unsyiah

Some 29 international students from Malaysia, China, Thailand, and Japan learned the ropes on disaster risk reduction ...

Minister Djalil reveals East Kalimantan to be new capital city

Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) Sofyan Djalil stated here on ...

PMI launches restoration program for Banten's tsunami victims

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) commemorated the 74th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day on Saturday by ...

BMKG plans to install 10 sets of EEWS

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has planned to install 10 sets of Earthquake Early Warning ...

Magnitude 5.2 quake hits Enggano

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit Enggano in Bengkulu province on Sunday afternoon, according to the Meteorology, ...

Indonesians told to ignore 9-magnitude earthquake rumors: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged the public to ignore rumors on social media ...

Agency urges people to not panic over massive earthquake issue

Geophysics Deputy of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Muhammad Sadly pointed to Java's ...

BPBD confirms 971 houses damaged in Halmahera 7.2-magnitude earthquake

North Maluku Province's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported here on Wednesday that the recent strong ...

PMI erected six earthquake-resistant mosques in Lombok Island

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has constructed six mosques in the earthquake-hit areas of Lombok Island, West Nusa ...

Regional leaders must understand disaster potentials in their regions

Regional leaders must broadly understand the potential for disasters in their areas and channel preventive and ...

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BNPB spokesman's death puts spotlight on non-smokers' vulnerability

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, 49, popularly called "Pak Topo," ...

Sutopo's remains expected to arrive in Indonesia on Sunday evening

The remains of National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho could be flown by a Garuda ...

Muhammadiyah expresses condolences on passing of BNPB's spokesman

The passing of Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho has brought a ...