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Increasing awareness of Indonesians living in "disaster supermarket"

Natural disasters are a day-to-day occurrence in Indonesia, as some 10 natural disasters occurred daily in ...

5.0-magnitude quake jolts North Sumatra's Toba district

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Toba district, North Sumatra at 3.46 p.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Saturday, ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits Wamena

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Wamena City in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua on Friday at 8:16 ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

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Five volcanoes erupting sporadically in Indonesia since Jan 2021

Indonesia has the largest number and highest density of active volcanoes worldwide, as the country lies in the Pacific ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...

6.2-magnitude quake strikes West Sulawesi's Majene

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 followed by several aftershocks struck Majene in the Indonesian province of West ...

Gorontalo hit by 6.4-magnitude quake

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled the Indonesian province of Gorontalo on early Thursday, ...

Three moderate-intensity quakes hit Indonesia since early Thursday

Three earthquakes, measuring above 5.0 on the Richter scale, struck Indonesia since early Thursday, according to the ...

Aceh's Sinabang hit by 5.0-magnitude quake

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Sinabang, the capital of Simeulue District in Aceh Province, on ...

6.3-magnitude quake rocks Saumlaki

An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rocked Saumlaki, Maluku province, on Sunday but it triggered no tsunami, the ...

5.4-magnitude quake strikes Aceh's Simeulue district

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was reported from the westernmost Indonesian province of Aceh on ...

Meulaboh in Aceh rattled by 5.2-magnitude quake

A magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit the West Aceh district capital of Meulaboh on Thursday afternoon, though no tsunami ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rattles Buton, South Buton districts

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that a magnitude-5.4 earthquake hit the districts ...