Quake hits Indonesia`s Sumatra days after deadly tremor

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 13:20

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted south Sumatra off Indonesia Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.

Five dead, dozens injured in Indonesia quake

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 13:43

A powerful earthquake in Indonesia`s Aceh province flattened buildings and sparked landslides on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens in the region.

3,000-year-old skeletons found in Indonesian cave

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 18:03

Archaeologists have discovered remains of 66 humans dating back to 3000 years in a cave in Sumatra island of Indonesia.

Can quakes actually calm the Earth?

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 18:36

The magnitude-8.6 earthquake that struck the Indian Ocean in 2012 may have had a calming effect on the other quakes in the world, a new study has claimed. <br><br>

Indonesia detains 80 Myanmar Rohingya on remote island

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 22:17

Indonesian police on Sunday detained 80 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar on a remote island off Sumatra after they had got lost attempting to reach Malaysia, an official said.

5.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia kills one

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 10:04

A strong quake measuring 5.9 on Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Aceh province at early dawn on Tuesday, killing one eight year old girl and injuring eight, reports said.

Quake hits Indonesia

Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 23:06

earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia`s Aceh province Thursday.

Thirty feared dead in Indonesia ferry collision

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 13:28

At least thirty people are feared dead after an Indonesian ferry, carrying more than 200 people on board, collided with a cargo tanker earlier this week.

Sumatra earthquake caused large aftershocks all over globe

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 16:32

Large earthquakes can alter seismicity patterns across the globe in very different ways, two new studies have claimed.

6.5-magnitude earthquake hits Sumatra, Indonesia

Last Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 21:08

The USGS reported the quake was at 6.3 magnitude with the depth at 25 km under sea bed.

Magnitude 5.7 quake off Indonesia`s Sumatra

Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012, 20:14

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake on Monday struck off the coast of Indonesia`s Sumatra island but there were no reports of damage, the geophysics agency said.