earthquake

UN warns Indonesia quake needs ‘vast’ as toll nears 1,400

by Harry PEARL Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Nearly 1,400 people are now known to have died in…

UPDATED: Twin quakes hit off Indonesian island of Sumba: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) --  Two quakes struck in quick succession off the southern coast of Indonesia's Sumba island on Tuesday morning,…

Indonesia calls for international help to deal with quake-tsunami

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The Indonesian government on Monday called for international help to deal with the aftermath of a…

Crumpled hotel becomes focus in Indonesia rescue effort

  PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Squads of orange-clad rescue workers clambered over the tangled remains of an Indonesian hotel Sunday,…

PHL condoles with Indonesia following deadly 7.4-magnitude quake, tsunami

(Eagle News)---The Philippines extended its condolences to Indonesia, following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed almost 400 people on…

Indonesia rocked by powerful quake; tsunami warning called off

Indonesia was struck by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports…

Strong, shallow quake strikes Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong and shallow earthquake with a 6.1 magnitude struck central Indonesia Friday, geologists said, but…

Earthquake fear ends Dutch gas boom

by Charlotte VAN OUWERKERK Agence France Presse ZEERIJP, Netherlands (AFP) -- The Dutch are proud of the way they have…

Indonesia’s quake-hit Lombok battles with malaria, 137 infected

  MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- A malaria outbreak has infected at least 137 people in Indonesia's West Lombok after the…

Quake hits remote New Zealand islands, no tsunami warning

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands on Wednesday but authorities…

Japan toll 44 after strong quake, no more missing

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered massive landslides in northern Japan rose to…

Strong 6.4 magnitude quake shakes southern Philippines; PHIVOLCS records aftershocks

  A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook southern Philippines on Saturday at around 3:16 pm  which was followed by three aftershocks…

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