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6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has jolted Seram, Indonesia on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences ...
(CNN) -- A major earthquake vibrated deep in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Saturday night, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center predicted the quake would not be destructive. "This earthquake is ...
Earthquakes in Indonesia are a common occurrence because of the country's position on the Pacific Ring of Fire where tectonic plates collide. In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of ...
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Masohi, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia, in the early hours of Tuesday, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency ...
(CNN)-- A power string of six earthquakes shook the northern coast of Papua, Indonesia, Wednesday, killing at least two people and causing widespread damage on Yapen Island, officials said.
3. Indian Ocean 2004: Magnitude 9.1 Twenty years ago, an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, caused widespread devastation in multiple countries. It was the worst tsunami disaster ...
A catastrophic 7.5 magnitude earthquake and 20-foot high tsunami struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday, killing more than 1,200 people, causing widespread destruction, and impacting hundreds of ...
Conditions that could lead to liquefaction can be found in many places in Indonesia and throughout Asia, said Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science at the University of Melbourne ...
JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, ranked among top 35 countries for natural disaster risk, is actively preparing for potential megathrust earthquakes that could trigger devastating tsunamis.
250 researchers gather to work on comprehensive disaster prevention measures Indonesia is very ... in clarifying the earthquake history through a study of active faults, as well as preparation of a ...