#earthquakes

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Public called on to stay calm on 8.7-magnitude quake prediction

West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan has called on the general public to stay calm but remained alert on a prediction ...

6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Malang

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Malang district in East Java at 7.17 am local time on ...

Nuclear plants will be closed permanently if big quake hits: Taiwan

Taiwan`s three existing nuclear power plants will be put to rest permanently in the event of a major natural ...

RI in no hurry to build nuclear power plant

The leaking of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the powerful earthquake in Japan last March 2011 ...

Indonesia must find safest site for nuclear power plant: METI

Indonesia needs to learn from the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident and find the safest site for its future ...

President: ASEAN must enhance disaster mitigation capacity

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged ASEAN member countries to enhance capacity and coordination in dealing ...

Bengkulu shocked by quakes 124 times in four months

Bengkulu and its surroundings had in the last four months been shocked by 124 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.2 to ...

May Day momentum for improving fishermen`s welfare

The People`s Coalition for Fishery Justice (Kiara) said May Day was expected to serve as a momentum to improve the ...

Magnitude-6.3 earthquake rocks Cilacap

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale rocked Cilacap District, Central Java, Tuesday at 1.39 pm local time, ...

Fearing tsunami, people fleeing to higher ground

Fearing of a tsunami, residents of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, fled to higher ground as several earthquakes measuring ...

6.6-magnitude quake hits off New Zealand: USGS

A strong 6.6-magnitude undersea earthquake hit off the northeast coast of New Zealand on Tuesday, the US Geological ...

Rare quake rocks Australia's barrier reef coast

Australia`s Barrier Reef district was rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday, but laid-back locals ...

Australia calls for global disaster force

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday called for world governments to establish an international ...

Magnitude-5.4 earthquake jolts Ujungkulon

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Ujungkulon, Banten Province, and was also felt by residents as ...

A Cilacap earthquake victim dies

A Cilacap earthquake victim died after suffering from fever at a junior high school used by locals as a temporary ...