Geoscience: Origin of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis in the Banda Sea, Indonesia(Nature Geoscience)

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:17:00 +0100natureasia-en (en)

Devastating historical earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia can be traced to a recently discovered submarine extensional fault system, where sediment slumping along the fault zone triggers the tsunamis, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience .

BNPB records 652 natural disasters in February 2020

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 10:20:00 +0100antaranews-en (en)

Chief of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Agus Wibowo during a press conference at the BNPB office in Jakarta in October J2019. (FOTO ANTARA/Katriana) The disasters still dominate this month. The death toll from floods is 102, landslides 16 and whirlwinds four.

Moderate quake jolts eastern Indonesia

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 11:48:00 +0100china.org.cn (en)

JAKARTA, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude quake struck off North Maluku province in the eastern part of Indonesia on Saturday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake jolted at 4:28 p.m. Jakarta time (0928 GMT) with the epicenter at 124 km northwest of Daruba village in....

Moderate quake jolts eastern Indonesia

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 11:45:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude quake struck off North Maluku province in the eastern part of Indonesia on Saturday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake jolted at 4:28 p.m. Jakarta time (0928 GMT) with the epicenter at 124 km northwest of Daruba village in....

13 Disasters That Might Threaten the World in 2020

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 18:26:00 +0100interestingengineering (en)

3. Lake Toba supervolcano is also a sleeping giant Source: Klim Levene/Flickr Yellowstone is not the only sleeping giant volcano on the planet. Lake Toba in Indonesia also sits on top of an enormous supervolcano. It last erupted about 74-75 thousand years ago and was so devastating that it is believed to have almost made humans extinct .

5.7 magnitude quake hits North Sulawesi's Tahuna

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:14:00 +0100antaranews-en (en)

. 32 minutes ago Jakarta (ANTARA) - An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude hit Tahuna in Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province, early Friday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said. The earthquake which broke out at 2:13 WIB (West Indonesia Standard Time) was centered 55....

Sismo de magnitud 6.2 sacude Indonesia; no hay daños

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:12:00 +0100euronews-fr (es)

Hasta el momento las autoridades de Indonesia no reportan daños o heridos por este movimiento sísmico 27/02/2020 20:04 Notimex / Foto de referencia: Twitter. Hasta el momento las autoridades de Indonesia no reportan daños o heridos por este movimiento sísmico.

Afecta a Indonesia fuerte sismo

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:49:00 +0100radiohc (es)

Yakarta, 26 feb (RHC) Un terremoto de magnitud 5,9 sacudió la isla de Jamdena, en el sureste de Indonesia y aún no se han cuantificado los daños, tampoco emitieron alerta de tsunami ni víctimas fatales. Imágenes reproducidas a través de las redes sociales y las televisoras locales muestran a muchas....