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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, at a shallow depth of 10 km, generating strong local shaking and being widely felt across several peninsulas. Shallow events of this size have the potential to cause structural damage…
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Kepulauan Sangihe region of northern Indonesia at a depth of 35 km, a depth typical of subduction‑zone activity in the Molucca Sea. While no tsunami alerts or major damage reports have been issued, the…
Sumba has an area of 11,243.78 square kilometres (4,341.25 square miles), about the same size as Jamaica or the island of Hawaii. The population was 686,113 at the 2010 Census and 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as…
Nias is a large, culturally distinct island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its world-class surfing, preserved megalithic culture, and traditional, towering architecture. The island population, exceeding 946,000, is split into four regencies and a city,…
The Talaud Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud) is a regency of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The Talaud Islands form an archipelago situated to the northeast of the Minahasa Peninsula, with a land area of 1,251.02 km2. It had a…
Even though included in the Indonesian Maluku province political division, the southwestern islands are geographically part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Rainfall is limited with a dry season between October and December when some of the islands appear as dry…
Papua is bordered by the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the north, Cenderawasih Bay to the west, and the provinces of Central Papua and Highland Papua to the south. The province also shares…
Simeulue was once a part of West Aceh Regency but was split off in 1999 and became a separate Simeulue Regency. Its capital is Sinabang. From the ethnic point of view the inhabitants of Simeulue are similar to the people…
Papua is bordered by the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the north, Cenderawasih Bay to the west, and the provinces of Central Papua and Highland Papua to the south. The province also shares…
In 1983, Minahasa Regency government declared 5 November 1428 as the anniversary of the regency. This date is purely symbolic, because the day and month were taken from the day and month of Sam Ratulangi’s birth date, Ratulangi being one of the…
