Strong quake rocks Indonesia provinceOctober 15th, 2009 JAKARTA - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale Thursday jolted the Papua province in eastern Indonesia, officials said.
There was no report of damage or casualties in the quake that occurred at 1211 GMT, Xinhua reported citing the Disaster Management Agency.
Strong earthquake hits IndonesiaOctober 15th, 2009 Strong earthquake hits IndonesiaWASHINGTON — A strong earthquake struck Indonesia early Friday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday.
6.2-magnitude quake shakes islands off eastern IndonesiaOctober 13th, 2009 JAKARTA - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Tuesday off the northern tip of Sulawesi island, but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage, meteorologists said. The quake at a depth of 18 km near the Talaud islands between Sulawesi and the southern Philippines occurred at 6.38 p.m., the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
Earthquake on Indonesia's Bali resort injures 7, sends panicked tourists fleeing outdoorsSeptember 18th, 2009 Indonesian quake injures 7 on Bali resort islandBALI, Indonesia — A strong earthquake shook the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali early Saturday, injuring at least seven people and sending panicked tourists and residents fleeing out of homes and hotels. No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of major damage.
Strong quake rocks New Zealand's White IslandSeptember 9th, 2009 WELLINGTON - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale Wednesday night jolted the White Island in northeast New Zealand, officials said. The quake occurred at 10.32 p.m., the New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences reported.
Death toll from Indonesian powerful quake rises to 15; dozens of homes buried in landslideSeptember 2nd, 2009 Strong Indonesian quake kills 15, flattens homesJAKARTA, Indonesia — A disaster management official says the death toll from a powerful Indonesian earthquake has risen to 15 with scores more injured. Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono says the victims died when the quake hit Wednesday in West Java.
A look at Indonesia's earthquakes, their magnitudes and death tollsSeptember 2nd, 2009 An overview of deadly Indonesian earthquakesA look at some earthquakes in Indonesia since 2000:
— Sept. 2, 2009: A magnitude-7.0 quake damages thousands of buildings across densely populated Java island, killing at least 46 and injuring more than 100.
Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia; no immediate reports of injuriesAugust 16th, 2009 Strong earthquake rocks western IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Officials say a strong underwater earthquake has struck western Indonesia but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 2:38 p.m.
Strong quake rocks IndonesiaAugust 2nd, 2009 JAKARTA - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale Sunday jolted the West Papua province in eastern Indonesia, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 0854 GMT, was located at 127 km off the coast of Manokwari.
6.1 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's West SumatraJuly 27th, 2009 JAKARTA - An undersea earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Monday morning on the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismologist agency said. The quake struck at 6.10 a.m.
Powerful quake pushes New Zealand island closer to AustraliaJuly 22nd, 2009 WELLINGTON - An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale Wednesday pushed the South Island of New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists said. The epicenter of the quake was located at the Fiordland region of South Island.
Strong quake rocks Panama CityJuly 4th, 2009 PANAMA CITY - A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Panama capital Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake occurred at 1.49 a.m.
Strong earthquake rocks MexicoJuly 3rd, 2009 MEXICO CITY - A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted western Mexico Friday, officials said. The quake was felt in the Baja California Sur and Sinaloa states.
Strong quake jolts IndonesiaApril 4th, 2009 JAKARTA - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the eastern part of Indonesia, the meteorology and disaster management agencies said. The quake occurred at 0541 GMT, with the epicentre 117 km northeast of North Sulawesi and 10 km under the seabed, an official said.
37 injured in Indonesia earthquakeFebruary 11th, 2009 JAKARTA - At least 37 people were injured and many buildings damaged when an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck early Thursday off the northern tip of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, an official said. The quake hit Talaud Islands, a small archipelago off Sulawesi near the Philippines, and of the 37 people injured there, nine were in serious condition, said Rustam Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry's crisis centre.
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