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Remembering Aceh tsunami: Conserving mangroves to prevent tragedies

On Sunday, December 26, twenty years ago, Indonesia and 13 countries adjacent to the Indian Ocean witnessed a tsunami, ...

Geology agency conducts study on fault causing Bandung earthquake

The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) conducted a further study on the active ...

Earthquakes strike Indonesia's Sukabumi, damage one house

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 3.6 aftershock, struck Sukabumi District, West Java, on Saturday, ...

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 ...

Magnitude 6.0 quake jolts Indonesia's Tanimbar islands

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia's Maluku province at 6:55 p.m. local time on ...

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes East Java's Malang District

An earthquake with magnitude 5.3 struck Malang District, East Java, on Tuesday at 2:42 a.m. local time though no ...

BMKG records 106 earthquakes in West Java throughout April

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Geophysical Station in Bandung recorded 106 earthquakes in ...

No Garut resident took refuge owing to powerful quake: BPBD

The Garut office of the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) confirmed here on Wednesday that none of the ...

Lampung's Tanggamus District shaken by 5.4-magnitude quake

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Tanggamus District in Lampung Province in the early morning of Monday but there were ...

BRIN to map faults, disaster risk in Java Island

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is working on a terrestrial disaster geology expedition project this ...

Earthquake: Govt to prioritize repair of Sumedang hospital, school

Indonesia's Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono stated that his ministry would prioritize the ...

Banten's M5.9 earthquake damages 10 houses in Sukabumi: BPBD

Sukabumi's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) disclosed that the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted Bayah District ...

5.9M quake in W Java caused by rock deformation: expert

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted West Java's southern region on Wednesday was triggered by a rock deformation ...

Bayah quake: Sukabumi residents urged to report damage to houses

Sukabumi's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) called on the city's residents to report any damage to their ...

Banten's Bayah District struck by 5.9-magnitude quake

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Bayah District in Banten Province on Wednesday at 7:53 a.m. local time, though no ...