Sources: ABC Online
A speedboat explodes at a port in Taliabu Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, killing six people, including Benny Laos, a candidate for Governor of North Maluku in the upcoming election, and Regional House of Representatives member Ester Tantri. 2024-10-12
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off the southwestern coast of Java island, Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from Garut, West Java. At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged. 2024-04-27
Two people are killed and 25 others are injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. 2022-09-30
Scientists announce that the "Megachile pluto" (Wallace's giant bee), the world's largest bee, has been rediscovered in North Maluku, Indonesia, after no confirmed sightings since 1981. The first ever pictures and videos are taken of the rare species. 2019-02-21
The confirmed death toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 1,407. 2018-10-3
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Lombok, Indonesia, destroying several houses. At least 16 people are killed and 160 others are injured. 2018-07-28
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the Indonesian island of Sumatra with one man dying while fleeing his home. 2012-07-25
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Java in Indonesia. 2011-04-4
160 people are missing from a village on the Indonesian village of Betu Monga on Sumatra hit by a local tsunami after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck south of the Mentawai Islands. The earthquake leaves at least one person dead and damages 150 houses. 2010-10-26
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits the eastern islands of Indonesia; no immediate reports of casualties. 2010-03-14