Strong Quake Strikes Off Philippines, Tsunami Warning Withdrawn

... off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears ... . There were no reports of casualties or damage from the ... (120 miles) east of the Philippine city of General Santos, at ... are both on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", a horse-shoe shaped band ...

Indonesia Orders Flights to Steer Clear of Erupting Anak Krakatau Volcano

... that the crater of Anak Krakatau, or child of Krakatau, remains ... said. A thin layer of volcanic ash has been settling ... which sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, has suffered its worst annual ... Christmas season, evoked memories of the Indian Ocean tsunami triggered ...

Authorities Issue 'Extreme Weather' Warning for Tsunami-Hit Coast Near Anak Krakatau

... on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, has suffered its worst ... Christmas season, evoked memories of the Indian Ocean tsunami triggered ... the collapse of an area of the volcanic island of about 64 ... vehicles, felled trees. Chunks of metal, wooden beams and ...

Indonesian Rescuers Use Drones, Sniffer Dogs as Tsunami Death Toll Tops 400

... sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", has suffered its worst annual ... Earthquakes flattened parts of the island of Lombok in July and ... Shelters Authorities have warned of further high waves and advised ... felled trees, lifted chunks of metal,, wooden beams and ...

Sunda Strait Tsunami Further Proof of Indonesia's Poor Disaster Preparedness

... . Indonesia's current system consists of tidal gauges, buoys and seismographic ... Ring of Fire Indonesia's geographic location on the so-called Ring of Fire, an arc of ... fault lines and volcanoes around the rim of ...

These Were Indonesia's Biggest Earthquakes and Tsunamis Since 2004

... been caused by an eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, ... on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by ... quake on the western coast of Aceh Province in northern ... meter tsunami that destroyed dozens of villages and killed around 300 ...

Rescuers Dig Through Rubble for Survivors After Indonesian Tsunami Kills 280

... , which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", has suffered its worst annual ... unknown, authorities were wary of the risk of a recurrence. Public works ... a partial collapse of Anak Krakatau. "Instability of the slope of an active ...

Tsunami Kills at Least 222 in Indonesia After Krakatau Eruption

... sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," has suffered its worst ... holiday season, evoked memories of the Indian Ocean tsunami ... , authorities are wary of the risk of a recurrence. Public ... partial collapse" of Anak Krakatau. "Instability of the slope of an active ...

Calls for Indonesia to Invest More in Maritime-Focused Disaster Mitigation Efforts

... and intensity of disasters. "The trend of disasters shows ... [especially] with the discovery of new fault lines," Willem ... Imamura, director of the International Research Institute of Disaster Science ... located on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Irides was established in ...

Indonesia Among World's Most Underinsured Countries

... inadequate maintenance, a lack of insurance and delayed recovery," ... its location on the Ring of Fire, a geologically and volcanically ... to the Insurance Council of Indonesia (DAI). Indonesia is ... dealing with the aftermath of two recent major disasters ...