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  • Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Kepulauan Batu, 2nd quake strikes hours later

    By Reuters:

    Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, throughout the morning hours on Sunday, based mostly on the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

    The first earthquake, pegged by the EMSC at a magnitude 6.1 struck Kepulauan Batu early Sunday, adopted by one different 5.8 magnitude quake merely hours later.

    The first earthquake was at a depth of 43 km (26.72 miles) whereas the second was at 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC talked about.

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  • Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off Sulawesi island, residents flee buildings

    Residents in Indonesia’s Sulawesi fled buildings after a strong magnitude 7 earthquake jolted the island.

    Jakarta ,UPDATED: Jan 18, 2023 13:23 IST

    A consultant picture of earthquake (PTI)

    By Reuters: A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Wednesday, prompting panicked residents in some cities nearest to the epicentre to flee buildings.

    Indonesia’s geophysics company mentioned, nonetheless, there was no threat of a tsunami and the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in a bulletin additionally known as off an earlier warning of tsunami threat.

    The geophysics company mentioned the quake’s epicentre was at a depth of 64 kilometres (39.77 miles) and 141 km southeast of the city of Melonguane, and reported 10 aftershocks.

    “My home was shaking,” Ica, 35, a Melonguane resident mentioned by phone.

    A resident in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, additionally mentioned by phone that the quake was felt very strongly for a number of seconds and folks have been seen operating out of buildings earlier than later returning.

    North Sulawesi’s police mentioned there haven’t been any instant reviews of injury or casualties.

    The quake was additionally felt within the Maluku islands, the native catastrophe company added.

    The Philippines seismology company additionally mentioned the quake was felt in southern areas of the nation and warned of a threat of injury and aftershocks.

    Indonesia rests atop the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, making it one of the seismically lively areas on this planet, experiencing frequent earthquakes.

    A magnitude 6 earthquake additionally struck southwest of Manado earlier on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre mentioned.

    Last week, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands, prompting panic although solely restricted injury.

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    Jan 18, 2023

  • Several college youngsters amongst 268 killed in Indonesia quake, search ops proceed for lacking

    The demise toll within the Indonesia earthquake reached 268, with dozens of colleges additionally being affected within the mishap. The rescuers race towards time to search out survivors as 151 folks nonetheless stay lacking.

    Cianjur,UPDATED: Nov 23, 2022 09:17 IST

    Rescuers carry a physique bag with a sufferer by the rubble of collapsed buildings throughout a rescue operation after earthquake hit in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia (Photo: Reuters)

    By India Today Web Desk: The demise toll from an earthquake in Indonesia’s fundamental island of Java jumped to 268, information company Reuters reported. The search and rescue operation for the survivors continued as 151 folks nonetheless stay lacking, officers mentioned on Tuesday. Many of the victims have been youngsters who had been at college on the time the quake hit.

    An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Indonesia’s most populous province on Monday afternoon, inflicting important harm to the city of Cianjur and burying no less than one village underneath a landslide.

    Here are the highest developments of the story

    The demise toll in Indonesia earthquake jumped from 162 to 268 on Tuesday, Suharyanto, the top of Indonesia’s nationwide catastrophe mitigation company mentioned. At least 151 folks nonetheless stay lacking and greater than 1,000 folks have been injured within the mishap, which left behind an enormous path of destruction. Damaged roads and the huge measurement of the affected space are making it troublesome to find and assist victims.

    -According to Disaster company Suharyanto, the huge earthquake rendered 58,000 folks homeless and no less than 22,000 homes have been broken. Henri Alfiandi, head of National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), instructed information company Reuters that landslides and tough terrain obstructed rescue efforts.

    The epicentre of the shallow 5.6 earthquake was close to the city of Cianjur the place a lot of the victims have been killed. Many of these killed have been youngsters, in keeping with the top of Indonesia’s nationwide rescue company Basarnas, reported information company AFP.

    Indonesia rescue members carry a victims physique from the location of a landslide brought on by the earthquake (Reuters photograph)

    Head of the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) Lieutenant General Suharyanto mentioned, “The earthquake coincided with many children who were reciting the Quran,” he mentioned. “So indeed some of those who have been identified are children. Whether the percentage of 268 (deaths) is a lot of children, tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5 pm (local time) we will answer.” (sic)

    People injured in an earthquake are handled at a hospital in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia (Photo: Reuters)

    Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo mentioned that the federal government would give compensation to victims and their households. “On behalf of myself, on behalf of the government, I would like to express my deep condolences for the earthquake in Cianjur Regency, West Java Province,” Widodo mentioned in his remarks.

    Mengunjungi tenda-tenda pengungsi korban gempa bumi di Taman Prawatasari, Cianjur.

    Pemerintah akan membantu warga yang rumahnya rusak akibat gempa bumi, dengan nilai bantuan sesuai tingkat kerusakan rumah. pic.twitter.com/esouFUE0O9
    — Joko Widodo (@jokowi) November 22, 2022

    On Tuesday, the President visited the affected space and instructed catastrophe and rescue companies to ‘mobilise their personnel’ to avoid wasting folks trapped underneath the rubble. “My instruction is to prioritise evacuating victims that are still trapped under rubble,” he mentioned.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the lack of lives and harm to property from the earthquake that jolted the Indonesian island of Java.

    Saddened by the lack of lives and harm to property from the earthquake in Indonesia. Deepest condolences to the victims and their households. Wish a speedy restoration to the injured. India stands with Indonesia on this hour of grief. @jokowi
    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 22, 2022

    “Saddened by the loss of lives and damage to property from the earthquake in Indonesia. Deepest condolences to the victims and their families. Wish a speedy recovery to the injured. India stands with Indonesia in this hour of grief,” PM Modi tweeted.

    Cugenang stays one of many worst-hit areas and catastrophe officers mentioned they might focus their efforts right here. National police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo instructed Reuters greater than 1,000 police had been deployed to help within the restoration. “At least six of my relatives are still unaccounted for, three adults and three children,” mentioned Zainuddin, a resident of Cugenang, instructed Reuters.

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    Nov 23, 2022

  • 8 useless, dozens harm as Indonesia quake shakes East Java

    A powerful earthquake on Indonesia’s major island of Java killed eight folks, together with a girl whose bike was hit by falling rocks, and broken greater than 1,300 buildings, officers stated Sunday. It didn’t set off a tsunami.
    The U.S. Geological Survey stated the magnitude 6.0 quake struck off the island’s southern coast at 2 p.m. Saturday.
    It was centered 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Sumberpucung city of Malang District in East Java province, at a depth of 82 kilometers (51 miles).
    Rahmat Triyono, the pinnacle of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami heart, stated the undersea tremblor didn’t have the potential to trigger a tsunami.
    Still, he urged folks to keep away from slopes of soil or rocks which have the potential for landslides.
    A lady surveys part of her home broken by an earthquake in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, April 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Hendra Permana)
    This was the second lethal catastrophe to hit Indonesia this week, after Tropical Cyclone Seroja induced a extreme downpour Sunday that killed not less than 174 folks and left 48 nonetheless lacking in East Nusa Tenggara province.
    Some victims had been buried in both mudslides or solidified lava from a volcanic eruption in November, whereas others had been swept away by flash floods. Thousands of houses with broken.

    Saturday’s quake induced falling rocks to kill a girl on a bike and badly injured her husband in East Java’s Lumajang district, stated Raditya Jati, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
    He stated about 1,189 houses and 150 public services, together with faculties, hospitals and authorities places of work, had been broken.
    Rescuers retrieved 4 our bodies from the rubble in Lumajang’s Kali Uling village. Three folks had been additionally confirmed killed by the quake in Malang district.
    Television experiences confirmed folks working in panic from malls and buildings in a number of cities in East Java province.
    Indonesia, an enormous archipelago of 270 million folks, is continuously struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis due to its location on the ‘Ring of Fire,’ an arc of volcanoes and fault traces within the Pacific Basin.

    In January, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed not less than 105 folks and injured practically 6,500, whereas greater than 92,000 had been displaced, after putting Mamuju and Majene districts in West Sulawesi province.

  • 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java, no tsunami warning

    A robust underwater earthquake rattled Indonesia’s important island of Java on Saturday, however no tsunami warnings have been posted and there have been no instant stories of main harm or casualties.
    The U.S. Geological Survey stated the magnitude 6.0 quake at a depth of 82 kilometers (50.9 miles) was centered 44.8 kilometers (27.8 miles) south of Sumberpucung city of Malang District in East Java province.
    Rahmat Triyono, the top of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami middle, stated in an announcement the undersea earthquake didn’t have the potential to trigger a tsunami. He urged individuals to avoid slopes of soil or rocks which have the potential for landslides, as individuals in some elements of the province felt a average tremor for a couple of seconds.
    The catastrophe company launched pictures of a broken ceiling at a hospital in Blitar, a neighbouring metropolis of Malang, whereas the roofs of some homes had been reportedly broken.
    Indonesia, an unlimited archipelago of 270 million individuals, is regularly struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis due to its location on the “Ring of Fire”, an arc of volcanoes and fault traces within the Pacific Basin.
    In January, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed not less than 105 individuals and injured almost 6,500, whereas greater than 92,000 displaced, after hanging Mamuju and Majene districts in West Sulawesi province. (AP)

  • 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia, not tsunami alert

    Image Source : PTI 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
    An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia’s Bengkulu province, authorities mentioned, including that no casualties or damages have been reported. The quake additionally had no potential to trigger a tsunami, Alfath Abubakar, an official on the meteorology and geophysics company, informed Xinhua information company.

    The company earlier reported that the quake was at 6.5-magnitude earlier than revising it down to six.4, he mentioned.

    The quake struck at 7.52 p.m. on Wednesday, with the epicentre at 80 km southwest Enggano Island and a depth at 10 km below seabed, Abubakar mentioned.

    The depth of the quake was felt at II to III MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) within the island and II MMI in Bengkulu metropolis and Kepahiang district, the official mentioned.

    In Enggano Island, the hardest-hit space, the jolts trigger damages or casualties, mentioned Welson Hendri, head of emergency unit of catastrophe administration company in North Bengkulu district the place the island is positioned.

    “I have called the head of the sub-district of Enggano, there were no buildings damaged or people injured. The situation was calm,” he informed Xinhua.

    Earlier on Wednesday, a tsunami warning had been issued after an enormous undersea earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck a area between Australia and Fiji and north of New Zealand.

    The preliminary temblor was adopted by no less than three different earthquakes within the South Pacific area with magnitudes starting from 5.7 to six.1 in a span of over an hour. This area, in addition to Indonesia,are steadily hit by earthquakes as they lie on a weak quake-hit zone referred to as “the Pacific Ring of Fire”.

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  • Quake loss of life toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters

    At least 73 folks have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the catastrophe mitigation company (BNPB) stated on Sunday, the most recent in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian nation.
    More than 820 folks had been injured and over 27,800 left their houses after the 6.2 magnitude quake, BNPB spokesman Raditya Jati stated. Some sought refuge within the mountains, whereas others went to cramped evacuation centres, witnesses stated.
    Police and navy officers have been deployed to crack down on looting in a number of components of the area, Jati added.
    An emergency response standing, supposed to assist rescue efforts, has additionally been put in place for 2 weeks, he stated.
    Dwikorita Karnawati, the top of Indonesia’s meteorological, climatology and geophysical company (BMKG), has stated that one other quake within the area may doubtlessly set off a tsunami.
    Straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is recurrently hit by earthquakes. In 2018, a devastating 6.2-magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami struck town of Palu, in Sulawesi, killing hundreds.
    Just two weeks into the brand new yr, the world’s fourth-most populous nation is battling a number of disasters.
    Floods in North Sulawesi and South Kalimantan province every have killed at the very least 5 this month, whereas landslides in West Java province have killed at the very least 29, authorities stated.
    On Jan. 9, a Sriwijaya Air jet crashed into the Java Sea with 62 onboard.
    East Java’s Semeru mountain erupted late on Saturday, however there have been no experiences of casualties or evacuations.
    Dwikorita stated excessive climate and different “multi-dangers” of hydrometeorology are forecast within the coming weeks.

  • Indonesian groups discover extra our bodies, clear roads after quake

    Image Source : AP Rescuers seek for victims on the spoil of a constructing flattened throughout an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021
    Indonesian rescuers retrieved extra our bodies from the rubble of properties and buildings toppled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, elevating the dying toll to 56 on Sunday, whereas navy engineers managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear entry for aid items.
    More heavy gear reached the hardest-hit metropolis of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, the place the quake hit Friday evening, mentioned Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesperson.
    Power provide and telephone communications additionally started to enhance.
    Thousands have been left homeless and greater than 800 have been injured, greater than half nonetheless receiving therapy for critical accidents, Jati mentioned. A complete of 47 folks died in Mamuju and 9 in Majene.
    Jati mentioned at the very least 415 homes in Majene have been broken and about 15,000 folks have been moved to shelters. The company continues to be accumulating information from the world.

    Mamuju, the provincial capital of practically 300,000 folks, was strewn with particles from collapsed buildings. The governor’s workplace constructing was virtually flattened by the quake and a shopping center decreased to a crumpled hulk. Two hospitals have been broken.
    The catastrophe company mentioned the military corps of engineers cleared the highway connecting Mamuju and Majene that was blocked by landslides. They additionally rebuilt a broken bridge,
    Many on Sulawesi island are nonetheless haunted by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated Palu metropolis in 2018 and set off a tsunami that brought on soil to break down in a phenomenon referred to as liquefaction. More than 4,000 folks have been killed, together with many who have been buried when complete neighborhoods have been swallowed within the falling floor.
    Indonesia, house to greater than 260 million folks, is continuously hit by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis due to its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault strains within the Pacific Basin.
    A large magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra island in western Indonesia in December 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 folks in a dozen international locations.
     
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  • Strong quake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at the least 35, injures lots of

    A robust earthquake killed at the least 35 folks and injured lots of on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping a number of underneath rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of extra quakes that might set off a tsunami.
    Thousands of frightened residents fled their properties for greater floor when the magnitude 6.2-quake struck 6 km (3.73 miles) northeast of the city of Majene, at a depth of simply 10 km, shortly earlier than 1.30 a.m.

    The quake and aftershocks broken greater than 300 properties and two resorts, in addition to flattening a hospital and the workplace of a regional governor, the place authorities advised Reuters a number of folks have been trapped underneath the rubble.
    “Praise be to God, for now OK, but we just felt another aftershock,” stated Sukri Efendy, a 26-year-old resident of the realm.
    As many as 35 folks have been killed in Majene and within the neighbouring district of Mamuju, with extra deaths more likely to be confirmed as rescue staff fan out, stated Darno Majid, the chief of the catastrophe company in West Sulawesi.
    Rescuers seek for survivors among the many destroy of constructing broken by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil)
    Thousands of frightened residents fled their properties for greater floor when the magnitude 6.2-quake struck 6 km (3.73 miles) northeast of the city of Majene, at a depth of simply 10 km, shortly earlier than 1.30 a.m.
    The quake and aftershocks broken greater than 300 properties and two resorts, in addition to flattening a hospital and the workplace of a regional governor, the place authorities advised Reuters a number of folks have been trapped underneath the rubble.
    “Praise be to God, for now OK, but we just felt another aftershock,” stated Sukri Efendy, a 26-year-old resident of the realm.
    A view exhibits the within of a destroyed constructing following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia January 15, 2020, on this image obtained from social media. (Palang Merah Indonesia/through Reuters)
    As many as 35 folks have been killed in Majene and within the neighbouring district of Mamuju, with extra deaths more likely to be confirmed as rescue staff fan out, stated Darno Majid, the chief of the catastrophe company in West Sulawesi.
    The heightened seismic exercise set off three landslides, severed electrical energy provides, and broken bridges linking to regional hubs, resembling town of Makassar.
    Initial info from the nationwide catastrophe mitigation company confirmed 637 injured in Majene, and two dozen in Mamuju.
    No tsunami warning was issued however the head of Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Dwikorita Karnawati, advised a information convention that aftershocks may observe, with a chance that one other highly effective quake may set off a tsunami.
    Injured folks lay on hospital beds outdoors an Emergency Room following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia January 15, 2020, on this image obtained from social media. (Reuters)
    There had been at the least 26 aftershocks, she stated, with Friday’s quake preceded by a quake of 5.9 magnitude the day past.
    Pictures of the aftermath appeared on social media as the pinnacle of the catastrophe company and social affairs minister ready to go to.
    Videos confirmed residents fleeing to greater floor on bikes, and a younger lady trapped underneath rubble as folks tried to shift particles with their palms.
    President Joko Widodo supplied condolences to the victims in a video assertion, urging folks to remain calm and authorities to step up search efforts.
    Key duties for officers are restoring telecoms and bridge hyperlinks and guaranteeing supply of tents, meals and medical provides, stated West Sulawesi provincial authorities spokesman Safaruddin.
    About 15,000 folks have fled their properties because the quake, the catastrophe company has stated, with the coronavirus pandemic more likely to complicate assist distribution.
    “It is certainly one of the most challenging, this (disaster) was one of our fears and now we are putting all of that planning and protocols into place,” stated Jan Gelfand, head of the International Federation of Red Cross in Indonesia.
    Straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is frequently hit by earthquakes.
    In 2018, a devastating 6.2-magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami struck town of Palu, in Sulawesi, killing 1000’s.
    A 9.1-magnitude quake off the north of Sumatra island triggered a tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004 that lashed coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and 9 different nations, killing greater than 230,000 folks.

  • Indonesia: Earthquake units off landslides, kills not less than 3

    Image Source : AP Residents examine earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
    A robust, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island simply after midnight, inflicting landslides and sending individuals fleeing from their houses within the nighttime darkness. At least three individuals had died and 24 had been injured, however Indonesian officers mentioned they had been nonetheless gathering data from devastated areas.
    In a video launched by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, a woman trapped within the wreckage of a home cried out for assist and mentioned her mom was alive however unable to maneuver out. “Please help me, it’s hurt,” the woman instructed rescuers, who replied that they desperately needed to assist her.
    In the video, the rescuers mentioned an excavator was wanted to save lots of them. Other photographs within the video confirmed a severed bridge and broken and even flattened homes. TV stations reported the earthquake broken a part of a hospital and sufferers had been moved to an emergency tent outdoors.
    Another video confirmed a father cried hopeless, asking assist from individuals to save lots of his kids buried beneath tons of his home rubble. “My children there… they are trapped inside, please help,” he cried in panic.

    About 2,000 displaced individuals had been evacuated to a number of momentary shelters. The magnitude 6.2 quake early Friday was centered 36 kilometers (22 miles) south of West Sulawesi province’s Mamuju district, at a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey mentioned.
    At least 62 homes, a public well being heart and a navy workplace had been broken in Mamuju and landslides had been set off in three places and blocked a major street connecting Mamuju to the Majene district, mentioned Raditya Jati, the catastrophe company’s spokesperson. He mentioned the company continues to be gathering information from areas struck by the quake.
    On Thursday, a magnitude 5.9 quake hit beneath the ocean in the identical area, damaging a number of houses however inflicting no obvious casualties.
    Indonesia, an enormous archipelago of 260 million individuals, is steadily struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis due to its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault strains within the Pacific Basin.
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