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Two people are killed and 25 others are injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
2022-09-30

Mount Sinabung in the North Sumatra region of Indonesia begins billowing ash up to 4,500 m into the air. Though not yet erupting, authorities warn of lava flows and an evacuation order is put in place for those living within 5 km of the volcano.
2021-07-28

Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts. There are no reports of injuries or fatalities.
2018-02-19

The death toll from the two-mile high Mount Sinabung ash eruption Saturday has risen to seven, with two others in critical condition. All victims were working farms in the village of Gamber in the Karo Regency of North Sumatra, within the volcano's "red zone" that Indonesian authorities have declared off-limits.
2016-07-24

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts, killing at least six people in Sumatra.
2016-05-22

An Indonesian chopper carrying five people lost contact with air traffic control during a flight on North Sumatra, Indonesia.
2015-10-10

Over 12,000 people are evacuated in Indonesia's North Sumatra province after Mount Sinabung erupts.
2013-11-24

Authorities in Indonesia search for 70 prison inmates who escaped from the Tanjung Gusta prison in North Sumatra province after a prison riot last night. Twelve of the escapees were convicted of terrorism related offences.
2013-07-12