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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, ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hits Maluku's Tual

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tual City in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku on early Tuesday, according to ...

Panic-stricken Mamuju residents flee homes following Sunday earthquake

Several residents of Mamuju, West Sulawesi, that were overcome by shock following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that ...

Indonesia's Kalimantan hit by first earthquake in 2021: BMKG

Over the past 29 days in January 2021, Indonesia experienced 77 earthquakes, including the one that hit Berau District, ...

1,040 quakes in West Papua's Sorong district in 2020: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Sorong office, recorded 1,040 earthquakes in various parts ...

103 schools damaged by strong quakes in West Sulawesi

At least 103 school buildings in West Sulawesi have been damaged by the strong earthquakes that jolted the province on ...

Death toll in W Sulawesi's 6.2-magnitude quake rises to 73

The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled Majene and Mamuju Districts in West Sulawesi Province on ...

Death toll in West Sulawesi's earthquake has climbed to 56: BNPB

The death toll in West Sulawesi's 6.2-magnitude earthquake ensued by several aftershocks that rattled Majene and ...

Strong earthquake in West Sulawesi kills three, injures 24: BNPB

At least three people died while 24 others suffered injuries in a 6.2-magnitude earthquake ensued by several ...

Waropen District in Papua hit by 5.7-magnitude earthquake

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southeast of Waropen District in Papua Province on early Wednesday, though it did not ...

Earthquake in Central Sulawesi triggers panic among Bahodopi residents

Several petrified residents of Bahodopi Sub-district in Morowali District, Central Sulawesi Province, dashed out of ...

Indonesia's Sumba Island experiences first earthquake of 2021: BMKG

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northwest of Sumba Island in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara on Friday ...

Magnitude-5.1 quake rattles North Sulawesi's Bitung port city

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked northeast of Bitung port city in North Sulawesi Province on Thursday evening, though ...

Mt Lewotolok eruption showered ash, gravels on Lembata District

Mount Ili Lewotolok eruption in Lembata District, East Nusa Tenggara has showered ash and gravels on some parts of the ...

West Java's Garut strengthens quake mitigation capability

The Garut Disaster Mitigation Agency in West Java has received an earthquake early warning receiver system (WRS) from ...