#island west sumatra

Collection of island west sumatra news, found 10 news.

Ministry sends team to map megathrust quake mitigation in Mentawai

The Ministry of Social Affairs deployed a team to map areas potentially affected by the megathrust zone earthquake and ...

West Sumatra: Belibis Island crowded during Eid holiday

Belibis Island in Solok City, West Sumatra Province, was crowded with tourists enjoying holidays with their families on ...

Annular solar eclipse visible in Indonesia on Sept 1

An annular solar eclipse will be visible in several regions of Indonesia on Thursday, September 1, 2016. In a ...

President orders mitigation agency to monitor Mentawai earthquake

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to monitor ...

Agency lifts tsunami warning after 7.8 magnitude earthquake

The residents around Mentawai Island, West Sumatra are now safe after the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics ...

No tsunami threat from 5.0 sr Mentawai earthquake

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed that the current 5.0 magnitude ...

Indonesia releases more sea turtle hatchlings into sea

Several inhabitants of Sao Village, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra Province, must be overjoyed when they found a 75-kg ...

Indonesia racing against time to achieve MDGs

Many developing countries including Indonesia have just less than three years to make significant progresses in ...

Thirteen new hotspots detected in Riau

At least 13 new hotspots have developed in Riau Province, according to the Riau Meteorology, Climatology and ...

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 ...