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  Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes near Masohi, Indonesia

  World | March 18, 2025 0:02 IST

  There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Authorities are monitoring the situation, and further details are awaited. Residents in the affected areas are advised to stay alert for possible aftershocks.

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  Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes near Indonesia's Sulawesi island

  World | February 26, 2025 6:56 IST

  A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck offshore near North Sulawesi, Indonesia with no immediate damage or tsunami warning reported. The BMKG and USGS confirmed the tremor, reminding Indonesia’s vulnerability to seismic activity in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

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  Strong earthquake of magnitude 6 shakes southwestern Indonesia

  World | July 10, 2024 21:49 IST

  A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck southwestern Indonesia, causing significant tremors but no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

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  Indonesia earthquake: Magnitude 6.1 tremor shakes Java Island, felt in Jakarta

  World | April 28, 2024 6:47 IST

  Indonesia, a seismically active archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on major geological faults known as the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

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  Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shakes eastern Indonesia, no damage or injuries reported

  World | January 18, 2023 7:58 IST

  Indonesia earthquake: The tremors shook parts of Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Central Sulawesi provinces, but no serious damage or injuries were reported.

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  7.7 magnitude earthquake damages buildings in Indonesia; triggers tsunami warning

  World | January 10, 2023 6:53 IST

  According to reports, the powerful quake damaged village buildings in eastern Indonesia and the shaking was also widely felt in northern Australia.

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  EXPLAINER: Why was Indonesia's shallow quake so deadly?

  World | November 22, 2022 16:20 IST

  Dozens of buildings were damaged in Indonesia, including Islamic boarding schools, a hospital and other public facilities. Also damaged were roads and bridges, and parts of the region experienced power blackouts.

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  Indonesia earthquake topples houses; 162 killed, over 100 injured; 25 aftershocks reported

  World | November 21, 2022 23:37 IST

  Indonesia earthquake: The tremors were felt at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). It also caused panic in the greater Jakarta area, where high-rises swayed and some people evacuated.

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  Strong earthquakes shake part of Indonesia's West Papua

  World | September 10, 2022 9:56 IST

  Indonesia is a seismically active archipelago of 270 million people that is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.

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  Indonesia Earthquake: 2 killed, many injured as 6.2 magnitude quake jolts Sumatra island

  World | February 25, 2022 13:00 IST

  The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 6.2 magnitude and struck about 66 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Bukittinggi, a hilly town in West Sumatra province. It struck about 12 km (7.4 miles) below the Earth's surface.

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  Indonesian teams find more bodies, clear roads after quake

  World | January 17, 2021 12:45 IST

  Mamuju, the provincial capital of nearly 300,000 people, was strewn with debris from collapsed buildings. The governor’s office building was almost flattened by the quake and a shopping mall reduced to a crumpled hulk. Two hospitals were damaged.

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  Indonesia: Earthquake of 6.2 magnitude sets off landslides, kills at least 35

  World | January 15, 2021 13:28 IST

  A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness.

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  6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

  World | August 19, 2020 7:51 IST

  An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's western Bengkulu province on Wednesday, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said.

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  Major 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Seram in Indonesia

  World | September 26, 2019 6:40 IST

  In the previous week, Indonesia was hit by two major earthquakes within an hour. According to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquakes measured 6.1 on the Richter Scale. 

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  7.7-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia; no tsunami warning issued

  World | June 24, 2019 10:17 IST

  The quake struck at 9.53 a.m. with the epicentre at 245 km northeast of Maluku Baratdaya and the depth at 231 km under sea bed.

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  Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia; no tsunami threat issued

  World | January 22, 2019 9:05 IST

  Nine minutes after the quake, an aftershock of 5.2-magnitude struck off the province, an official said. 

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  Indonesia earthquake death toll increase

  News | October 04, 2018 21:02 IST

  Indonesia earthquake death toll increase

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  'I saw waves come and sweep out everything': Horror difficult to erase for Indonesians as toll tops 1,400 | In Pics

  World | October 03, 2018 18:43 IST

  Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 260 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. A powerful quake on the island of Lombok killed 505 people in August.

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  Indonesia earthqake, tsunami death toll reaches 1407

  World | October 03, 2018 17:52 IST

  The magnitude 7.5 earthquake and the tsunami it generated devastated the city of Palu and nearby communities in Central Sulawesi province.

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  Indonesia struck by magnitude 6.0 earthquake, no tsunami alert issued

  News | October 02, 2018 13:22 IST

  The earthquake resulted in panic but there were no reports of damage, said spokesman of a national disaster management agency.