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  Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island, tremors felt across the country

  World | March 03, 2026 11:37 IST

  The tremor has hit in waters near Sumatra, a region that frequently experiences seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where several tectonic plates converge. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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  Indonesia climate mayhem: 20 bodies recovered from flash floods and landslides on Sumatra island

  World | November 26, 2024 13:21 IST

  The landslides and flash floods damaged houses, mosques, and rice fields. Road access was cut off to several villages, and excavators were being used in the search for victims and the missing.

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  Indonesia: Flash floods in Sumatra kills 37 people, over dozen missing

  World | May 12, 2024 20:57 IST

  The flash floods were triggered by heavy rains and cold lava from Mount Merapi. The country is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

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  Indonesia: 11 hikers found dead, several missing in wake of volcanic eruption

  World | December 04, 2023 10:02 IST

  The hikers were part of a group of 75 individuals who embarked on the mountain expedition starting Saturday. As rescue efforts intensify, 12 hikers remain unaccounted for, while 49 have safely descended, some of whom required hospitalisation.

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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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  Mt. Sinabung erupts in western Indonesia; no damage, casualties reported

  World | June 10, 2019 7:56 IST

  A column of thick ash was spewed 7 km high to the sky from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia on Sunday, the country's national volcanology agency said.

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  5.9-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra island

  World | April 10, 2016 11:25 IST

  Jakarta: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island in Bengkulu province on Sunday. The quake struck at 9.14 a.m, the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said. The epicentre

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  German scientists' simulations provide more clues on MH370

  World | September 02, 2015 8:48 IST

  Berlin:  The crash site of Malaysian Airline' s MH370 plane could be in the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean, more northerly than previously thought, German marine researchers said in Kiel on Tuesday.A search in the eastern

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  113 feared dead in Indonesian military plane crash

  World | June 30, 2015 21:59 IST

  Jakarta:  All 113 people on board a Hercules C-130 military cargo aircraft were feared killed when the military plane crashed into a residential area in Medan city on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, media reported.A

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  6.1 magnitude quake hits Sumatra Island in Indonesia

  World | May 16, 2015 8:41 IST

  Jakarta: An under-land quake measuring 6.1 on Richter scale hit Bengkulu province of Sumatra Island earlier on Saturday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.The quake struck at 03:26 a.m. Jakarta time on Saturday (GMT2026

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  Indonesia floods displace over 34,000 people

  World | December 24, 2014 6:38 IST

  Jakarta: Floods in Indonesia's Aceh and West Java areas since on Thursday have displaced 34,642 people, an official said Tuesday.In Tamiang district of Aceh in the northern tip of Sumatra island, about 2,370 houses were

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