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Collection of subduction news, found 104 news.

PLN ensures Java-Bali electricity grid safe following 6.6 M quake

State-owned electricity provider PT PLN (Persero) has ensured that the electricity grid in Java, Madura, and Bali ...

Jakarta BPBD teams assess likely damages to buildings following quake

The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has dispatched teams to probe likely damages to buildings in ...

COVID-19 cases increase by 850; Jakarta records most infections

Indonesia added 850 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with Jakarta accounting for 554 infections, the COVID-19 ...

Magnitude-6.6 earthquake in South Banten caused by subduction activity

The 6.6-magnitude tectonic earthquake that struck South Banten on Friday at 16:05 local time is a type of shallow quake ...

Medium-depth earthquake striking off Banda Sea still very active: BMKG

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake registered on Thursday at 01:25:53 a.m., 132 kilometers east of Tiakur, Southwest ...

BMKG records 75 aftershocks following Sorong's 5.3-magnitude quake

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded at least 75 aftershocks following an earthquake of ...

Jember earthquake reminder of substandard building construction: BMKG

A destructive earthquake that damaged some buildings in the south of Jember, East Java, is a reminder that the ...

Year Ender 2021

Year-ender - More Indonesian geoparks vie for place on UGGp list

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic nation with some 17 thousand islands scattered between the Pacific ...

Banyumas police readies six thousand vaccine doses for year end

The Banyumas Police Force has readied six thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine for travelers coming to Banyumas District, ...

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits East Java-Bali due to subduction

A 5.1-magnitude tectonic earthquake struck the southern regions of East Java and Bali at 12:46 p.m. local time due to a ...

Ambon city to get radio-based tsunami warning system

A new tsunami warning system will be installed soon in Waihaong village, Ambon City, Maluku province, Head of the Amnon ...

Meratus meets criteria to gain UNESCO Global Geopark status: geologist

Meratus mountains meet the criteria to gain the UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) status on account of the geological, ...

No report of damages after Meulaboh quake: disaster mitigation agency

The 4.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted Meulaboh, Aceh Province, in the early hours of Saturday did not cause damages, ...

Within a week, 48 earthquakes hit North Sumatra, Aceh: BMKG

Within a period of seven days, 48 earthquakes rattled areas in the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh in Sumatra ...

Beware of buildings with cracks amid potential for aftershocks: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged the public to be wary of buildings that had developed ...