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At least 170 mountain climbers are evacuated when Mount Semeru on Java, Indonesia, suddenly erupts.
2025-11-20

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

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake is felt in Java and neighbouring islands in Indonesia.
2022-01-14

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

Indonesia begins to implement emergency community restrictions in most cities and regencies in the islands of Java and Bali, requiring non-essential businesses and places of worship to close as well as requiring a vaccination card for domestic travel as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
2021-07-3

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta, on the northwest coast of Java island. The new location and timing are not yet known. Jakarta, home to over 10 million people, is sinking at one of the fastest rates in the world; almost half of its area is below sea level.
2019-04-29

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

The eruption of Mount Kelud on the island of Java causes the closure of airports in three cities Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Solo as well as the reported death of two people.
2014-02-14

A boat carrying 70 asylum seekers en route to Australia sinks off the coast of Java in Indonesia with eight confirmed deaths and fifteen people missing.
2011-11-1

Authorities evacuate 40,000 people in Java due to fears of an explosion by Mount Merapi.
2010-10-25