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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

The Semeru volcano in Java, Indonesia, erupts for the second time this month, spewing a two-kilometre-high ash column. The first eruption killed at least 46 people on December 4.
2021-12-19

A landslide hits the Indonesian island of Java and leaves more than two dozen people missing.
2017-04-1

The death toll from a landslide in central Java in Indonesia rises to 24 with scores still missing.
2014-12-14

Mount Kelud erupts prompting the evacuation of 200,000 people on the Indonesian island of Java.
2014-02-13

A ship capsizes off the island of Java carrying refugees from Indonesia to Australia. Thirty people are missing and 22 bodies have been recovered, with 31 survivors rescued.
2013-09-27

A boat carrying 380 asylum seekers en route from Indonesia to Australia sinks off the coast of Java with hundreds of people missing.
2011-12-17

Lava and ash spew from Mount Merapi in Central Java province in Indonesia before dawn as the death toll rises to 120.
2010-11-6

Continuing eruptions of Mount Merapi in Java, Indonesia, lead to cancellation of flights to the nearby city of Yogyakarta.
2010-11-2

A crew of eight Irish sailors is rescued after the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race competitor "Cork Clipper" hits a rock in Java, Indonesia.
2010-01-14