Sources: CBC Jakarta Globe
The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Center raises a tsunami alert for the Philippines, Indonesia, and Palau for more than two hours. Local authorities record "minor tsunamis" in Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and an inch-long wave in Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. 2025-10-10
One person is killed and eight others are injured after a magnitude 7.6–7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of eastern Indonesia, causing damage to buildings, and shaking buildings as far away as Darwin, Australia. 2023-01-9
Indonesia reports a record 11,557 new cases, bringing the nationwide total to 869,600 confirmed cases. 2021-01-14
Eighty-thousand Muslims demonstrate in Jakarta, Indonesia, against the U.S recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. 2017-12-17
An Australia-bound boat carrying Iranian asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Indonesia, leaving at least three people dead, 157 rescued and an uncertain number missing. 2013-07-24
Police in Indonesia seize over 1 million ecstasy pills totalling US$45 million, in the biggest drug bust in 10 years. 2012-05-29
An Indonesian court in Jayapura indicts five Papuan activists for declaring independence in October. 2012-01-30
The death toll from the tsunami climbs to 413 and 218 people missing with the government of Indonesia considering evacuations. 2010-10-30
The death toll from the Indonesian tsunami climbs to 394 with 312 still missing. 2010-10-29
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes near the Mentawai Islands, but tsunami warnings for western Sumatra proved unwarranted. 2010-10-25