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Thousands evacuate after Indonesia earthquake kills 51, cuts roads

August 16, 2026 admin

Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake smashed an area in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 51, ‌blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday (August 16, 2026). Thirty-six people were seriously injured in the Saturday morning (August 15, 2026) quake ⁠in East Nusa Tenggara province, while 77 had minor injuries,…

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Minahassa Peninsula; third to strike Indonesia

August 15, 2026 admin

Rescuers inspect a heavily damaged building at L. Say port following an earthquake in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on August 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency via Reuters A ‌magnitude 6 earthquake ⁠struck Minahassa Peninsula, ‌Indonesia, ‌on ‌Sunday (August 16, 2026), ⁠the ⁠German Research Centre ‌for Geosciences said. The…

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Strong 7.7-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS

August 14, 2026 admin

The epicentre of the quake was located off the north coast of the Flores island, Indonesia, about 68 km northwest of Ende, USGS said. Representational image | Photo Credit: deliormanli A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early on Saturday (August 15, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre of…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Halmahera, Indonesia

July 3, 2026 admin

An illustrative map showing the epicentre of the earthquake near Indonesian mainland. Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov A 6.2 magnitude quake struck off eastern Indonesia on Friday (July 3, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The jolt struck at a depth of 120 kilometres, around 58 kilometres west of…

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6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, causing scattered damage

June 16, 2026 admin

A man talks on his mobile phone near a building damaged in an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), causing scattered damage and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake…

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake causes scattered damage in Indonesia’s Papua region

September 19, 2025 admin

People ran from houses or to higher ground when the quake occurred and telecommunication networks in Nabire and several other towns in the region were cut off, agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement. Photo: USGS A magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early on Friday (September 19, 2025), causing scattered damage…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Indonesia; at least 29 people injured

August 17, 2025 admin

Indonesia is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the “Ring of Fire”, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters A magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Sunday (August 17, 2025) morning, injuring…

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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Java Island

April 28, 2024 admin

Indonesia, a seismically active archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on major geological faults known as the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” | Photo Credit: AFP A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island of Java on April 27, but there were no…

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Timor, Indonesia

November 1, 2023 admin

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The Indonesian geological agency (BMKG) pegged the magnitude at 6.3 with no tsunami potential. The epicentre of the quake was onshore and at a depth of 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), located 15 kilometres from the…

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6.0-magnitude quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS

September 9, 2023 admin

A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported. The tremor hit at 9:43 p.m. local time (1443 GMT) at a depth of 9.9 kilometres, according to the USGS. Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) reported no immediate tsunami but…

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