Artikel tagged “meteorology”

  • 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts West Papua

    6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts West Papua

    by Ivany Atina Arbi – The Jakarta Post A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted West Papua this morning. The news comes from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. The earthquake struck at around 10am local time, with its epicentre located some 55 kilometres southeast of South Manokwari and predicted to be 26 km deep

  • Tsunami in Indonesia kills 20, many more injured

    Tsunami in Indonesia kills 20, many more injured

    • 20 people died in Indonesia •  another 165 people had been injured in the incident At least 20 people have been reported to have died in Indonesia on Java and Sumatra islands after a tsunami struck areas around the Sunda Strait late late yesterday (Saturday). The tsunami was triggered by a sub-sea landslide caused by a volcano, according to the government’s Disaster Mitigation Agency.