At least 10 people were killed, and six others injured on May 30, 2025, following a rock collapse at a quarry in West Java, Indonesia. Search efforts to locate individuals buried beneath the rubble will continue on May 31.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.0 struck near the coast of Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, at 19:52 UTC on May 22, 2025, resulting in damage to at least 206 structures, including 140 homes, across several regencies.
A landslide triggered by heavy rain struck a remote gold mine in West Papua on May 16, killing six and leaving 14 missing. Rescue efforts were delayed by the site’s inaccessibility and were halted again on May 19 due to damaged roads and continued rainfall.
A strong eruption occurred at Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, Indonesia, on April 18, 2025, sending an ash cloud to approximately 9 km (30 000 feet) above sea level. The Aviation Color Code was raised from Orange to Red at 06:29 UTC.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.0 hit NW of Pohuwanto in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia at 19:51 WIB (12:51 UTC) on May 3, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 90 km (56 miles). USGS registered the same magnitude but at a depth of 108.4 km (67.3 miles).
Hot mudflows struck Indonesia’s Roburan Dolok village in North Sumatra on April 25, 2025, damaging crops across the region and contaminating the water supply of four villages.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit off the coast of the Philippines at 10:17 UTC on April 22, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 118 km (73 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Floods and landslides have claimed at least 10 lives in Java and affected over 700 people in Central and East Kalimantan as of April 10, 2025, with hundreds of homes damaged across multiple Indonesian provinces.
A major eruption took place at Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano on March 20, 2025, ejecting ash up to 16.2 km (53 000 feet) above sea level.
Data from monitoring stations indicate that no rainfall occurred in the Jabodetabek area after the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) began cloud seeding operations on March 4, 2025.
