Sources: CBC Jakarta Globe
At least seven people are killed and 85 others are injured by an earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake is felt as far away as Malaysia and Singapore. 2022-02-25
Indonesia reports a record 1,205 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 345 of them from East Java, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 71,397. 2021-07-16
Indonesia surpasses 500,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19. 2020-11-23
Indonesia announces the biggest daily rise of 87 new COVID-19 deaths, taking the nationwide death toll at 3,797. The country also announces their biggest daily rise of 1,414 new recoveries, taking the nationwide tally to 39,050. The cumulative cases reach 80,000. 2020-07-15
Search and rescue aircraft locate wreckage near Ilaga, Indonesia. It is thought to be a missing Twin Otter cargo plane carrying rice and four people, but this remains to be confirmed. 2019-09-22
Indonesia is hit by a tsunami after being hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 50 deaths and entire families being reported missing. 2018-09-28
A bus plunges into a ravine in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, resulting in 21 deaths. 2018-09-8
Thousands of people take to the streets of Jayapura and other towns in Papua, Indonesia, in support of the Free Papua Movement and its effort to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Indonesia responded with a large police and military presence, with reports of police firing on demonstrators in Wamena and arresting dozens across the province. 2016-05-31
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