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Series of quakes of over 5.0-magnitude hit Indonesia on Monday

Multiple earthquakes measuring over 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted several areas in Indonesia on early Monday morning, ...

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts East Java's Blitar

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake had struck Blitar District in East Java Province on Sunday at around 02.09 a.m. local time ...

BMKG installs three early warning receiver systems in Alor

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) installed three earthquake and tsunami early warning ...

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake rattles Boven Digoel in Papua

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit areas of Bovel Digoel District, Papua, Indonesia, on Wednesday, at around 8:06 a.m. ...

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On Jakarta anniversary, a 'present': pandemic showing signs of slowing

There has been no grand celebration to commemorate Jakarta's 493rd anniversary this year as the Indonesian capital ...

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Covering a COVID-19 burial: The photojournalists' stories

In mid-March, weeks after the first two cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in Indonesia, the ...

Atmosphere of Jakarta's anniversary celebrations different this year

The Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, highlighted that the atmosphere of celebrations to mark the capital city's ...

East Java's Pacitan District rattled by 5.0-magnitude quake

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Pacitan District in East Java Province on early Monday, but the tremors were felt by not ...

BNPB assesses damage from 7.1-magnitude quake in North Maluku

Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is currently assessing the damage caused by a ...

Strong magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Banda Sea

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Banda Sea in the Indonesian islands of Maluku on Tuesday at around 11:56 a.m. ...

Aceh struck by 4.8-magnitude earthquake, damage reported in Sabang

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 rocked the southeastern part of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province’s capital, Thursday, ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra struck by 5.3-magnitude earthquake

A 5.3-magnitude tectonic earthquake rocked Tua Pejat, Mentawai Islands District, West Sumatra, on Saturday, at around ...

The InterEMC 2020 in Shenzhen: New perspective of the emergency and safety technology development in China

- Since 2017, the Emergency & Safety Technology Exhibition of the China Hi-Tech Fair (InterEMC), has been ...

295 earthquakes rocked East Nusa Tenggara in April

The Kupang Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has revealed that 295 tectonic earthquakes jolted ...