#earthquakes

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RI, Japan scientists find two active faults in West Java

Indonesian and Japanese scientists have succeeded in gaining more knowledge on the characteristics of the Cimandiri ...

Major quake hits coast of Peru

A major 6.9-magnitude quake struck Friday along the coast of central Peru, the US Geological Survey reported, sending ...

Ahmadinejad condoles with Turkey over earthquake casualties

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed his condolences to Turkish people and government over getting killed ...

Strong earthquake hits Turkey, up to 1,000 feared killed

As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of ...

Shallow volcanic quakes dominate mt lokon`s activity

During the past few days, North Sulawesi`s Mt Lokon`s activity was dominated by shallow volcanic quakes, an officer at ...

West Sumatra needs 600 tsunami early warning sirens

West Sumatra`s Disaster Operations Control Center (Pusdalops-PB) is in need of around 600 tsunami early warning ...

Govt prepares programs to improve fishermen`s welfare

Indonesia has the world`s second longest coastlines after Canada, and therefore it is not surprising if around 60 ...

Tectonic earthquake jolts Tual

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast Maluku district`s capital of Tual at 11.40 ...

Students race against each other to map safer Indonesia

Students from five of Indonesia`s biggest universities have taken part in an innovative competition to map their ...

Mt Lokon has small eruptions

Mount Lokon in N Sulawesi had five small eruptions producing volcanic ashes from its Tompaluan crater on Wednesday. ...

Mount Tambora still in alert status

Mount Tambora is still on Alert III status since September 8, 2011, due to its high volcanic activities, a local ...

Mt Lokon showing declining activity Monday

Mount Lokon is showing signs of decreasing activity with only one eruption from its Tompaluan crater happening on ...

Mt Marapi`s soke decreasing after eruption

Mount Marapis`s status is still at alert level II, although thick white smoke from its crater has begun to diminish in ...

Bengkulu again hit by earthquake

Bengkulu was again shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale on Saturday at 9.45 am local time, after ...

Magnitude-6.0 earthquake jolts Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook Bengkulu Province and its environs on Thursday at 7.16 am local ...