#earthquakes

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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 ...

Social solidarity called powerful tool for dealing with national problems

Having more than 1,300 ethnic groups and 400 distinct languages and dialects, are certainly challenges for the ...

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 ...

Death toll of Aceh earthquake reaches 102: Agency

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated on Thursday that at least 102 people have died because of the ...

52 killed in Aceh earthquake: Disaster agency

Fifty-two people have died as a result of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Pidie Jaya in the Sumatran province of ...

Agency stresses need for earthquake-resistant buildings

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

Tokyo hits by first November snow in 54 years

The Japanese capital of Tokyo on Thursday was hit by its first November snow in 54 years, slowing rush hour trains as ...

Youth ambassadors for "World Tsunami Awareness Day"

-High school students from 29 countries will be invited to Japan to visit Miyagi Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, ...

Meteorology agency urges people not to fall for rumors about strong earthquake

Indonesias meteorology agency has called on the people to stay calm and not fall easily for rumors that a powerful ...

NTT Communications launches high-capacity optical submarine cable network serving Asia-Pacific region

- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business ...

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts Bintuni Bay

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted the district of Bintuni Bay in West Papua province at 6.29 ...

Mild earthquake jolts SW Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Southwest Maluku District, Maluku Province, on Sunday at 11:18 ...

Batan recommends Bangka Belitong as location for nuclear power plant

The National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) has recommended the establishment of nuclear power plants (PLTN) in the ...

3.9-magnitude earthquake jolts East Sumba

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted East Sumba district in East Nusa Tenggara province at 6.32 am ...

Earthquake jolts Saumlaki, Maluku

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Saumlaki, the capital of Southwest Maluku, on Monday ...