Tornado damages at least 340 houses in West Java, Indonesia

Tornado damages at least 340 houses in West Java, Indonesia

A damaging tornado hit three villages in the South Tambun District of Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia at around 08:00 UTC (13:00 LT) on March 1, 2023, damaging 339 homes and destroying 1. The worst affected was Sumberjaya Village.

Mud domes discovered on islands near Kabawa mud volcano after M7.5 earthquake, Indonesia

Mud domes discovered on islands near Kabawa mud volcano after M7.5 earthquake, Indonesia

Following a powerful M7.5 earthquake that struck the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia’s Maluku Province on January 10, 2023, researchers have discovered new dome-shaped mud eruption mounds on two small islands near the large Kabawa mud volcano. These mounds reach up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in height and cover areas of up to approximately 700 m2 (7 534 feet2).

Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Tanimbar region, Indonesia

Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Tanimbar region, Indonesia

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Tanimbar region, Indonesia at 09:37 UTC on February 17, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 38.6 km (24 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

Thousands of homes flooded in Java and Borneo, Indonesia

Thousands of homes flooded in Java and Borneo, Indonesia

Indonesia has been hit by severe floods in recent days as heavy rainfall pounded the regions of Java and southwestern Borneo. According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), floods have flooded thousands of homes.

Series of eruptions at Anak Krakatau volcano, Indonesia

Series of eruptions at Anak Krakatau volcano, Indonesia

A series of eruptions were registered at Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, on January 22 and 23, 2023. The first took place at 17:41, and was followed by at least 8 eruptions by 02:38 UTC on January 23.

Seismic unrest at Dieng volcano, Alert Level raised to Level 2, Indonesia

Seismic unrest at Dieng volcano, Alert Level raised to Level 2, Indonesia

Observational data shows an increase in seismicity at Indonesia’s Dieng volcano, prompting the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) to raise the Alert Level from 1 to 2 (on a scale of 4) on January 13, 2023. The Dieng Volcanic Complex, which is made up of multiple stratovolcanoes and more than 20 small Pleistocene-to-Holocene craters, last erupted in April 2021 (VEI 1).

Increased number of shallow earthquakes at Ijen volcano, Indonesia

Increased number of shallow earthquakes at Ijen volcano, Indonesia

The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) reported that beginning in July 2022, the seismic network at Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia began detecting increasing numbers of shallow volcanic earthquakes and earthquake signals characteristic of emissions, indicating increasing pressure at shallow depths within the hydrothermal system.