Indonesia Earthquake

Relief In Indonesia As Residents Survey Quake Damage

AP | By FAKHRURRADZIE GADE | Posted 04.12.2012

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Residents surveying damage from two powerful earthquakes that reignited memories of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami...

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6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia

Posted 05.20.2012

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CNN reports that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia. A few minutes later, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico. This is a br...

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Earthquake Hits Indonesian Waters

AP | By FAKHRURRADZIE GADE | Posted 03.11.2012

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of western Indonesia early Wednesday, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami ...

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Strong, Shallow Earthquake Hits Eastern Indonesia

AP | NINIEK KARMINI | Posted 01.13.2012

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake hit waters off eastern Indonesia on Monday, sending people along coastlines fleeing to high ground in p...

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Bali: Tourist Island Rocked By Quake

AP | FIRDIA LISNAWATI | Posted 10.13.2011

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BALI, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali on Thursday, sending people fleeing from their home...

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At Least Three People Killed As Strong Quake Hits Indonesia

AP | By ALI KOTARUMALOS | Posted 11.06.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake jolted western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing three people, damaging buildings and sending panicked resi...

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Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesian Coast

Posted 10.03.2011

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The United States Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia at 9:25 p.m. local time, or 10:35 a...

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Indonesia Hit By Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake

AP | Posted 08.26.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Papua province on Sunday, causing panic among residents but no immediate re...

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Indonesia Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning

Posted 06.03.2011

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A strong earthquake in Indonesia shook the island of Java on Monday morning. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, was recorded at approx...

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EARTHQUAKE: 7.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia

AP | ALI KOTARUMALOS | Posted 05.25.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake hit off western Indonesia late Monday, briefly triggering a tsunami warning that sent thousands of pa...

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Delayed Tsunami Aid Stirs Criticism

Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of Indonesian crises, criticism of delayed aid has overwhelmed reports of the natural disaster. The Wall Street Journal reports that th...

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Indonesian Rescue Mission Complicated By Weather (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Aid workers, faced with extreme weather conditions, are having difficulty reaching the shores of the remote Mentawai Islands region of Indonesia. A C...

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Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami Death Toll At Least 272

AP | ACHMAD IBRAHIM and SLAMET RIYADI | Posted 05.25.2011

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MENTAWAI ISLANDS, Indonesia — The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 340 Thursday as more victims of Indonesia's double d...

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Sumatra Earthquake: 7.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sendi...

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Indonesia Earthquake 2010: Strong Quake Shakes Eastern Islands

Posted 05.25.2011

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A strong earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia on Sunday morning, registering with a 7.0 magnitude, according to reports. The quake struck just before ...

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Indonesia Earthquake: 6.5 Shake Rocks Sumatra

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A magnitude-6.5 undersea earthquake shook the western shore of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, causing panic but no c...

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Indonesia: Search For Missing Survivors Called Off As Hope Fades

AP | ERIC TALMADGE and IRWAN FIRDAUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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PADANG, Indonesia — Workers used backhoes Tuesday to demolish buildings damaged in Indonesian's giant earthquake that left hundreds if not thous...

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Earthquake Rocks Indonesia As Nation Recovers From Last Month's Quake

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong undersea earthquake caused minor damage and made buildings in Indonesia's capital sway Friday, but there were no i...

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Sumatra Quake: Man Amputates Leg To Free Himself From Rubble

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I was just thinking I have to save my Adik (little brother)", says Eman a construction worker with an incredible story of courage and survival in the wake of the recent Sumatran earthquake.

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Day One in Padang, Indonesia: Aid Worker Arrives in Earthquake Zone

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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In all my years of working in the aid world, starting in 1978 in Indonesia, I have never witnessed such a rapid and relentless series of crises as I've seen this week.

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3 Villages "Obliterated" By Indonesian Earthquake

AP | IRWAN FIRDAUS and ERIC TALMADGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PADANG, Indonesia — The death toll from Indonesia's massive earthquake will likely double as officials on Saturday reached rural communities wip...

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Indonesian Earthquake And Recovery Efforts (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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International recovery teams are making there way to Sumatra in Western Indonesia, where two days ago a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit. According to th...

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Ratna Kurniasari Virgo, 19, Rescued 40 Hours After Indonesia Earthquake

AP | IRWAN FIRDAUS and ERIC TALMADGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PADANG, Indonesia — Ratna Kurniasari Virgo lay surrounded by death for 40 hours – trapped with a broken leg between the collapsed walls of...

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Indonesia Redux: The Quakes Continue, Aid Flows

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

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The never ending series of Pacific Rim natural disasters continues but the American public's response has been tepid at best

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Indonesia: Earthquake Hits Along Same Fault Line That Spawned 2004 Tsunami

AP | IRWAN FIRDAUS | Posted 05.25.2011

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings – including two hospitals – and triggering landslides. At least 75 people were killed on Sumatra island and the death toll was expected to climb sharply.

The magnitude 7.6 quake struck at 5:15 p.m. local time (1015GMT, 6:15 a.m. EDT), just off the coast of Padang city the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was along the same fault line that spawned the massive 2004 Asian tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

A tsunami warning for countries along the Indian Ocean was issued, and panicked residents fled to higher ground fearing giant waves. The warning was lifted about an hour later.

When the quake struck, the ground was shaking so hard that people sat down on the streets to avoid falling over, footage shot in Padang and broadcast by local TVOne network showed.

Children screamed as residents tried to put out fires started in the quake. Thousands fled the coast in cars and motorbikes, honking horns.

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