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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

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

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

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