• Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

    A strong earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.0 (USGS) / 6.1 (EMSC) struck southern tip of the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia on July 5, 2013 at 05:05 UTC. Mentawai Islands are one of the most dangerous tsunami locations in the world but no tsunami threat exists from

  • Malaysian cities shrouded by smoke haze from Indonesia

    Haze from forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra shrouded Malaysia on June 16, 2013, causing "unhealthy" levels of pollution in six areas. The Air Pollutant Index (API) showed unhealthy levels of between 101 and 129 in several areas. In

  • Very strong earthquake magnitude 7.0 hit Papua, Indonesia

    A very strong earthquake with recorded magnitude of 7.0 struck Papua, Indonesia on April 6, 2013 at 04:42 UTC. Epicenter was located 240 km (149 miles) E (83°) from Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia and 271 km (169 miles) WSW (246°) from Jayapura, Irian Jaya,

  • Dangerous gas emissions at Dieng volcano in Central Java, Indonesia

    Reports say dangerous gas emissions have surpassed normal levels at Mt. Dieng, Central Java, Indonesia. CO2 concentration has significantly increased from 0.01% in early March to 2.5% around March 15th within 500 meters of the Timbang crater. Additionally, increased…