Death toll from Indonesian powerful quake rises to 15; dozens of homes buried in landslide

October 14th, 2009 Death toll from Indonesian quake tops 1,100JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of people buried by landslides in Indonesia two weeks ago have been registered as dead, raising the death toll from last month's earthquake to 1,115. Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said Wednesday that the search for 300 missing people has ended and that they have been declared dead.

September 30th, 2009 Indonesian quake kills dozens, traps thousandsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian officials say at least 75 people have been killed and thousands more trapped under flattened buildings in a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island. Vice President Jusuf Kalla announced the death toll at a news conference, hours after the 7.6-magnitude quake hit off the coast of the town of Padang on Wednesday.

September 7th, 2009 JAKARTA - A strong earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the southern coast of the Indonesian island of Java late Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismology agency said. The quake struck at 11.12 p.m.

September 4th, 2009 Indonesian quake toll at 64, dozens still missingJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers pulled several bodies from the rubble of a giant landslide Friday, lifting the death toll from a powerful earthquake to 64. Dozens more people were still missing, feared dead.

September 4th, 2009 Indonesian quake toll at 63, dozens still missingJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers pulled several bodies from the rubble of a giant landslide Friday, lifting the death toll from a powerful earthquake to 63. Dozens more people were still missing, feared dead.

September 3rd, 2009 JAKARTA - UN agencies and the Indonesian government were dispatching relief teams Thursday as the death toll from a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck Java island rose to 49, officials said. Dozens were still missing and feared dead after the quake Wednesday triggered a landslide in Cianjur district in West Java.

September 3rd, 2009 CIKANGKARENG, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers pulled bodies Thursday from homes buried in a landslide triggered by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 57 people and severely damaged more than 10,000 buildings. At least 110 people were hospitalized with injuries from Wednesday's 7.0 magnitude quake, centered just off the coast of densely populated Java island, Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said.

September 2nd, 2009 JAKARTA - At least 45 people were killed and dozens were missing and feared dead after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake devastated the western part of Indonesia's Java island, officials and state media reported Thursday. Officials said more than 18,000 homes were damaged in Wednesday's quake and more than 5,000 people were displaced in the hardest-hit areas.

September 2nd, 2009 JAKARTA - At least 44 people were killed in a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that devastated the western part of Indonesia's Java island, state media reported early Thursday. The quake was felt strongly in the capital Jakarta Wednesday, shaking buildings and sending residents running out of their homes and high-rise office towers screaming in panic.

September 2nd, 2009 Powerful Indonesian quake kills 15; dozens injuredJAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake rattled southern Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people crushed by falling rock or collapsed buildings and sending thousands fleeing outdoors for safety in the middle of the work day. Hospitals quickly filled with scores of injured people after the magnitude 7.0 quake struck off the southern coast of the main island of Java, where most of Indonesia's 235 million people live.

September 2nd, 2009 Indonesian quake leaves 44 dead, dozens missingCIKANGKARENG, Indonesia — At least 44 people were killed and dozens were missing after a strong earthquake rocked southern Indonesia, unleashing mudslides that buried villagers in their homes, disaster management officials said Thursday. At least 110 people were hospitalized after the 7.0 magnitude quake just off the coast of the densely populated Java island, Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said, adding that 10 of them were in critical condition.

September 2nd, 2009 Powerful quake in Indonesia kills 7; dozens hurtJAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake in Indonesia has killed at least 7 people and injured dozens of others. National Disaster Management Agency Satrio Nurhadiwibowo spokesman says those killed were in two towns in West Java province.

September 2nd, 2009 Strong Indonesian quake kills 32, flattens homesJAKARTA, Indonesia — A disaster management official says the death toll from a powerful Indonesian earthquake has more than doubled to 32. Social Affairs Ministry official Mardi says more than 700 houses and buildings have been badly damaged in Wednesday's 7.0 magnitude quake.

September 2nd, 2009 Strong Indonesian quake kills 33; flattens housesJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians ran screaming out of buildings when a major earthquake rocked the country Wednesday, killing more than 30 people and unleashing a mass of rock and mud that buried villagers alive in their homes. The magnitude-7.0 temblor lasted nearly a minute and was felt hundreds of miles (kilometers) away.

September 2nd, 2009 Indonesian quake leaves 46 dead, dozens missingCIKANGKARENG, Indonesia — Rescuers dug through rocks and debris with their bare hands Thursday in search of dozens of villagers believed buried in a landslide triggered by a strong Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 46 people and damaged thousands of buildings. At least 110 people were hospitalized with injuries from the 7.0 magnitude quake just off the coast of densely populated Java island, Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said, adding that 10 were in critical condition.