REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PANDEGLANG -- At least two people suffered injuries, while 94 homes were damaged in Pandeglang, Banten, following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit on Friday, 7:03 p.m. local time,...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BALIKPAPAN -- The Indonesian government plans to install five more seismographs on Kalimantan Island. Chief of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Office in Balikpapan, Mugianto, stated...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, AMBON -- An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shook Masohi in Central Maluku District, Maluku Province, on Tuesday evening. No immediate report was received of material damage.The epicenter of...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LEBAK -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Lebak District area in Banten Province on Thursday at around 6:41 a.m. local time. It did not cause casualties and damages,...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has again rocked West Sumba district in East Nusa Tenggara province on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUPANG -- The entire province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. Chief of the Maritime Meteorology Center of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia was hit by a total of 11,577 earthquakes throughout 2018, with the number significantly increasing as compared to that in 2017, a seismologist stated. Several...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government has accelerated the development of temporary post-disaster housing for victims of the earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Vice President Jusuf Kalla...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted West Manggarai District, the western tip of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, on Monday at...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SORONG -- An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Kaimana District in West Papua Province on Sunday. It occured at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Indonesian Standard Time...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- The Kingdom of Kuwait provided assistance to victims of the earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction natural disasters that hit Palu City and the regencies of Sigi and...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- A total of 2,426 natural disasters hit Indonesia during 2018 until Dec 14, leaving 4,231 people dead or missing, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Board...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SUKABUMI -- Indonesia has a special reinsurance company which manages earthquake and tsunami disasters as the country is prone to natural disasters. The insurance company is currently focusing...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- The government still needs some 13 hectares more of land for construction of 400 units of temporary settlement for evacuees of earthquake in Central Sulawesi provincial...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DONGGALA — Donggala Regency Government in Central Sulawesi was urged to immediately build temporary shelters (huntara) for earthquake and tsunami victims in the region. Huntara is needed as...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia, Osama Mohammed Al Shuaibi, has lauded Indonesia's handling of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province. The...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Two moderate earthquakes rocked Mamasa District area in West Sulawesi Province on Thursday evening. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages.According to the Meteorology,...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Vice President Jusuf Kalla has instructed his staff to speed up the reconstruction process after the earthquake disaster in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. He expected it...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MATARAM -- Vice President Jusuf Kalla has predicted the construction of earthquake victims' houses in the islands of Lombok and Sumbawa will be completed in March 2019. Kalla...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA -- President Joko Widodo received Palau President Thomas E Remengesau in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Our Ocean Conference at Bali Nusa Dua...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The condition of the community in Central Sulawesi, in the aftermath of devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake and its ensuing tsunami, has in general been conducive and returned...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- A delegation of European Union (EU) Heads of Mission visited Palu in Central Sulawesi on Friday to express solidarity with the affected population and support the...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM -- The government is targeting to ready permanent resettlements for evacuees of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction in Central Sulawesi in 2020. Social Affairs Minister Agus...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM -- Social affairs minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said here on Friday that electricity in Central Sulawesi had returned to normalcy after the recent earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The United States Government announced that it will implement US$3 million in new funding in support of relief efforts for the Central Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- Rice procurement by the State Logistics Board (Bulog) from farmers has dropped sharply on a number of factors, the state-owned agency said. Operational Director of Bulog...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), to see the constructions of instant, modest, and healthy houses (RISHA).  The houses that...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CENTRAL LOMBOK -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has granted scholarships to university students affected by the recent earthquake in West Nusa Tenggara here on Thursday evening. He pumped...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CENTRAL LOMBOK -- Handling the impacts of natural disasters, such as earthquake and tsunami, could not be instant. It took more than a month or two, President Joko...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LOMBOK -- President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana paid another visit to West Nusa Tenggara Province on Thursday. They monitored the handling of the impact of a...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEULABOH -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook West Aceh district on Thursday. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed the quake hit at...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU — National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said around 18 thousand tents were needed as shelter for refugee following earthquake and tsunami disaster in Palu, Sigi, and Donggala...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has installed 20 new portable seismographs in Sulawesi. It will monitor seismic activities in the island."The portable sensors were...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- The death toll of a magnitude-7.4 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami that hit Central Sulawesi on Sept 28, 2018, reached 2,102, following discovery of two more...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia's government is careful about accepting a loan offer from international financial institutions to finance the reconstruction of buildings damaged due to natural disasters in Palu...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has contributed tents to build temporary classes for children who became victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi. UNICEF...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will build as many as 1,200 units of temporary shelter (Huntara), as transit places until permanent housing and...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government will build a new city of Palu in Central Sulawesi, Public Works Minister Basuki Hadimuljono disclosed here on Monday. The old city of Palu...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- A navy ship, the KRI Spica-934, has detected land slides in the seabed of Palu Bay. It was detected at a depth of 200-500 meters below...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Friday that lots of workers would be needed for rehabilitation and reconstruction in Central Sulawesi following recent earthquake and...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANADO -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Manado, Bitung and North Minahasa in North Sulawesi Province, on Saturday at Noon local time. The tremor...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA -- The Japanese government is committed to helping the Government of Indonesia to rehabilitate and reconstruct earthquake- and tsunami-affected housing in Central Sulawesi. The assistance will...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva said they was offering a five million dollar grant for post-reconstruction to areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Central...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep sorrow to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi. Guterres, along with...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUPANG -- An earthquake with magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted Waingapu, Sumba Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, on Friday. The quake with epicenter in the sea...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- The Social Affairs Ministry has taken the necessary steps after the official extension of situation of emergency in Central Sulawesi in the wake of the powerful...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Vice President M Jusuf Kalla on Friday morning was again scheduled to visit Palu, Central Sulawesi, which was devastated by a deadly earthquake an a subsequent...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALEMBANG -- Six of 17 districts and cities in South Sumatra Province are prone to earthquakes. Those areas are close to the "Ring of Fire", the spokesman of...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) noted that Singapore was one of the first countries that offered aid when Lombok, Palu, and Donggala were hit by earthquake...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Palestine through Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) provided assistance to victims of earthquake and tsunami in Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi. The donation also is a...