Sources: ABC Online
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
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 1,571. 2018-10-5
At least 1,347 people are now known to have died in the aftermath of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. 2018-10-2
The death toll from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, rises to 259, and may go higher still. 2018-08-9
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Lombok, Indonesia. A tsunami warning is issued. At least 131 people are killed and more than 238 are injured. 2018-08-5
The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG) and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issue tsunami warnings, after an undersea 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest of Sumatra, in the Indian Ocean. 2016-03-2
A 14-year-old girl is killed and 15 people are injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. 2013-01-21
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