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Mount Semeru emits hot cloud avalanches reaching four kilometers

Mount Semeru again emitted hot clouds that flew as far as four kilometers to the southeast direction to Besuk Kobokan ...

Indo-Australian Plate subduction caused 5.1M quake in West Aceh: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that a 5.1-magnitude tectonic earthquake in West Aceh, ...

BMKG's additional sensors to improve tsunami early warning system

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) announced that it will increase the number of installed New ...

5.0-magnitude quake in Sumba triggered by active fault: BMKG

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.0 in intensity that shook the Sumba area of East Nusa Tenggara was triggered by ...

Some 89 aftershocks hit Manggarai on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that 89 aftershocks hit  Manggarai District on ...

BPPTKG records 128 avalanche earthquakes from Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi, bordering Yogyakarta and Central Java, experienced 128 avalanche earthquakes during the observation ...

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Preparing disaster-resilient community in earthquake-prone Indonesia

Earthquakes are common in parts of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic nation located in the Pacific Ring ...

4.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Papua's Jayapura district

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted Jayapura District in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Sunday morning, ...

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Indonesia braces for hydro-meteorological disasters

With about 17 thousand islands scattered across the Indian-Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest archipelagic ...

6.6-magnitude quake in Pandeglang damaged houses in 30 sub-districts

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Pandeglang, Banten District on January 14 affected 30 sub-districts in 171 ...

BPBD Lebak distributes food to quake-affected residents

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Lebak District, Banten Province, has distributed food packages ...

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 ...

Mt. Merapi's pyroclastic flow travels 1.5 km on Wednesday morning

Mount Merapi released pyroclastic flow that travelled down 1.5 kilometers (km) to the Bebeng River on Wednesday at 6:42 ...

BNPB reports 68 natural disasters on January 1-8, 2022

The National Disaster  Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported 68 natural disasters that affected several  parts of ...

Climate change can inflict Rp544 trillion in losses on Indonesia

Environmental Director of the Ministry of National Development Planning/ National Development Planning Agency ...