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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla toured Balaroa, where barely a vertical structure remained. (Photo: Twitter | @antonioguterres)

UN chief Antonio Guterres visits Indonesian city hit by quake, tsunami

The 7.5-magnitude quake and wall of water that tore through Palu killed more than 2,000 and left thousands more missing,...

12 Oct 2018 1:20 PM GMT

Two Indian Air Force aircraft -- C-130J and C-17 -- departed on Wednesday morning with medical personnel and relief material. (Photo: Twitter | @MEAIndia)

Op Samudra Maitri: India sends relief material to Indonesia after...

India dispatched two aircraft and three naval ships carrying relief material to provide assistance to earthquake and...

3 Oct 2018 12:05 PM GMT

Images showed an eruption visible for miles around, with a cloud of ash climbing in a large vertical column with a mushroom-shaped top. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia rocked by Mount Soputan eruption after devastating quake

The state disaster agency warned people to stay at least four kilometres away but said there was no need to evacuate for...

3 Oct 2018 8:03 AM GMT

Almost 2,00,000 people need urgent help, the UNs humanitarian office said, among them tens of thousands of children, with an estimated 66,000 homes destroyed or damaged by the 7.5-magnitude quake and the tsunami it spawned. (Photo: AP)

Time running out for survivors as Indonesia death toll nears 1,400

In Geneva, the United Nations expressed frustration at the slow pace of the response.

3 Oct 2018 7:05 AM GMT

The death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia devastating quake-tsunami death toll rises to 1,234

'As of 1:00 pm there are 1,234 dead,' said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Indonesia's national disaster agency spokesman.

2 Oct 2018 7:20 AM GMT

Quake-tsunami survivors salvage useable items from the debris homes that were destroyed in Palu, Indonesia on Friday. (Photo: Twitter | @AFP)

Two new earthquakes strike Indonesia off Sumba island: USGS

There were no immediate reports of serious damage.

2 Oct 2018 3:49 AM GMT

Officials fear the death toll will rise steeply in the coming days and are preparing for the worst. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia seeks foreign aid after quake, digs graves for over 1,000

Days after quake, tsunami, some areas are yet to be contacted, medicines are running out and rescuers are struggling to...

1 Oct 2018 7:28 AM GMT

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 terrified the climbers as boulders tumbled down the slopes of the volcano. (Photo: AP)

Nearly 700 trek down from volcanic mount after Indonesia earthquake...

Hundreds of trekkers in crater couldn't come down, because paths were covered by debris from landslides, feared...

30 July 2018 11:56 AM GMT

East Lombok district was the hardest hit with eight deaths, including a Malaysian national, said a spokesman for Indonesias Disaster Mitigation Agency. (Photo: AP)

Powerful 6.4 quake on Indonesian island claims 14 lives, injures 162

The quake damaged dozens of single-story houses and taller buildings and was felt in a wider area, including Bali.

29 July 2018 5:50 AM GMT

An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning. (Representative Image)

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami 'possible'

The USGS said the quake struck around 100 kilometres north of the town of Maumere

14 Dec 2021 4:18 AM GMT

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim in Cianjur on November 22, 2022, following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 268; 151 still missing

In addition to those killed, authorities reported more than 300 people were seriously hurt and at least 600 more...

22 Nov 2022 12:28 PM GMT

Workers inspect a store damaged during an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. An earthquake shook Indonesias main island of Java on Monday damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capitals streets for safety. (Photo: AP)

At least 44 dead in Indonesia quake: local official

At least 44 people have been killed in the earthquake

21 Nov 2022 10:35 AM GMT