More than 20 earthquakes have hit central and southeast Asia in the last 24 hours, with one of the most powerful in 75 years ...

A strong, 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A ...

Earthquakes in Indonesia are a common occurrence because of the country's position on the Pacific Ring of Fire where tectonic plates collide. In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of ...

The latest earthquake occurred this morning at 05:56 a.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB). The latest earthquake recorded by BMKG has a magnitude of 3.2, 39 kilometers northwest of Jantho, Aceh Besar, at ...

Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and two earlier quakes in Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara, the country's ...

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, ranked among top 35 countries for natural disaster risk, is actively preparing for potential megathrust earthquakes that could trigger devastating tsunamis.

A tremor of 2.5 or less usually cannot be felt but can be detected by instruments. Quakes of up to five are felt and cause minor damage. The Myanmar earthquake at 7.7 is classified as major and ...