Helicopter crash in south-central Indonesia kills 2
September 26th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by BNO News
SUMBAWA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on early Sunday afternoon when a helicopter chartered by a mining company crashed in south-central Indonesia, officials said on Monday.The helicopter, operated by ... Read more...
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Indonesian volcano erupts
August 18th, 2011 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 18 (IANS) Mount Lokon, an active volcano in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, has erupted, forcing people living near the volcano to evacuate, a media report said.The eruption took ... Read more...
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10 die in Indonesian chopper crash
August 4th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 4 (IANS) Ten gold mine workers were killed when their helicopter crashed in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, an official said Thursday.The helicopter, which crashed Wednesday, has been found ... Read more...
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Two fresh eruptions at Indonesia’s Mount Lokon
July 19th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by BNO News
MANADO, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesia's Mount Lokon, which is located on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, on Monday erupted twice, as thousands of residents have been forced to ... Read more...
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Volcano erupts in Indonesia
July 15th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 15 (IANS) Indonesia's Mount Lokon volcano erupted late Thursday night, triggering panic and massive evacuation of people living within a 3.5 km radius, Xinhua reported.The volcano in North ... Read more...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
November 28th, 2010 - 5:54 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 28 (IANS) A moderate quake with magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off eastern Indonesia early Sunday, officials said.The quake occurred at 01:11 a.m. with epicentre at 246 km ... Read more...
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Quake rocks Indonesia
July 24th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 24 (DPA) A strong undersea earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's north Sulawesi province early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
The ... Read more...
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5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
May 8th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 8 (IANS) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit central Indonesia Saturday, but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage, Xinhua reported.
The quake struck at 11:22 a.m. local time (0322 ... Read more...
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Strong quake jolts Indonesia
May 7th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 7 (IANS) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia Friday, but there was no immediate report of damage or casualty and no tsunami alert was ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes near Indonesia’s Talaud Islands
May 7th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong but deep earthquake struck near Indonesia's Talaud Islands on Friday afternoon, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake was centered ... Read more...
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Strong quake jolts Indonesia
April 4th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 4 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the eastern part of Indonesia, the meteorology and disaster management agencies said.
The quake occurred at 0541 GMT, with ... Read more...
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Strong Earthquake rocks Eastern Indonesia
February 23rd, 2009 - 1:08 am ICT by admin
A major quake with an initial magnitude of 6.0 rocked Kepulauan Talaud(Talaud Islands) Region in Eastern Indonesia on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 17:45:26 UTC (Monday, February 23, 2009 at 01:45:26 AM ... Read more...
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A massive earthquake in Indonesia and near Philippines
February 12th, 2009 - 10:49 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
On early Thursday morning, a massive quake occurred the tip of Indonesia , the island of Sulawesi near the Philippines, injuring 17 people and damaging dozens of homes, officials said. Indonesia's meteorology ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off central Indonesia
December 12th, 2008 - 6:12 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 12 (DPA) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Friday morning, seismologists said.The quake's epicentre lay about 101 km southeast of Gorontalo ... Read more...
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Indonesian quake kills three (Second lead)
November 17th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 17 (DPA) A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province early Monday killed at least three people, injured nearly 40 and damaged more than 1,500 buildings, ... Read more...
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Powerful quake kills one in Indonesia (Second lead)
November 17th, 2008 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 17 (DPA) The 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake that struck Indonesia's North Sulawesi province and nearby regions early Monday killed at least one person and destroyed at least 100 buildings, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after powerful quake (Lead)
November 17th, 2008 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 17 (DPA) Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning after tidal waves failed to materialise following a powerful earthquake that struck off the country's north Sulawesi province early Monday.An official at ... Read more...
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Strong quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
November 17th, 2008 - 1:47 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 17 (DPA) Indonesia issued a tsunami warning shortly after midnight Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck off the country's north Sulawesi province, Indonesian seismologists said.The National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency ... Read more...
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US to set up volcano observatory in Indonesia
March 14th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Jakarta, March 14 (Xinhua) The US and Indonesia will collaborate to improve monitoring and early warning capacity of volcanic activity in North Sulawesi, where many people are at risk from probable eruptions, ... Read more...
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