#earthquakes

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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 ...

Mt Lokon shows signs of decreased activity

Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi has shown signs of decreased activity since it erupted on Sept 9, the Bandung-based ...

Magnitude 5.2 quake hits Maluku

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocked Maluku Barat Daya district, Maluku province, on Thursday evening, according to the ...

Tectonic earthquake jolts Maluku

A tectonic earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scaled jolted West Southeast Maluluku (MTB) district in Maluku ...

Mt Rokatenda in E. Nusa Tengara erupts

Mount Rokatenda in Palue island, East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted early Saturday, spewing ash onto a number of ...

Step up community vigilance against disaster

Community vigilance against disaster should be stepped up in order to reduce the number of victims and material damage ...

NTT Communications Launches Tokyo's Largest scale-Data Center

-     NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced that it launched on April 23 its Tokyo ...

Volcanic tremors still shaking timbang crater continuously

The Banjarnegara Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said several tremors had continuously shaken Timbang ...

Quake measuring 6.1 shakes Taiwan, no reports of damage

An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.1 shook Taiwan on Wednesday, official agencies said, but there were no ...

Natural Disasters in Indonesia Not Over Yet

Over the last few months, various regions in Indonesia have been hit by natural disasters such as floods, landslides, ...

Aceh`s local government to complete Meulaboh-Calang bypass

The World Bank`s representative in Indonesia has urged the government of Aceh to complete the construction of a bypass ...

Quake jolts Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Mukomuko district in Bengkulu at 9 am local time on Wednesday, ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

Frequency of whirlwinds increasing in Indonesia

The number of whirlwinds that hit Indonesia last year was 28 times higher than that of the year 2002 due to the impact ...

Indonesia-Australia use computer program to lessen impact of disasters

Indonesia and Australia, working with the World Bank - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, has ...