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Asharq Al-Awsat
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Indonesia Quake Off Sumatra Damages More Than 100 Houses
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties. The tremor hit at 02:52 am local time (1952 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 68 kilometers (42.2 miles), with the epicenter offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS. The country's meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 6.0 with the epicenter at a depth of 84 kilometers, adding that there was no potential for a tsunami. The tremor damaged more than 100 houses and at least six public facilities in the provincial capital of Bengkulu city, Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said in a press conference Friday. "In Bengkulu city, 140 houses were affected (by the quake), eight of which collapsed, meaning (they) cannot be repaired," AFP quoted Abdul as saying. In the Central Bengkulu district, two houses were lightly damaged due to the quake, he added. Abdul said no casualties from the quake were reported as of Friday morning.
CNA
23-05-2025
- Climate
- CNA
Indonesia quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses
JAKARTA: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday (May 23), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties. The tremor hit at 2.52am local time (7.52pm GMT on Thursday) at a depth of 68km, with the epicentre offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS. The country's meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 6.0 with the epicentre at a depth of 84km, adding that there was no potential for a tsunami. The tremor damaged more than 100 houses and at least six public facilities in the provincial capital of Bengkulu city, Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said in a press conference on Friday. "In Bengkulu city, 140 houses were affected (by the quake), eight of which collapsed, meaning (they) cannot be repaired," Abdul said. In the Central Bengkulu district, two houses were lightly damaged due to the quake, he added. Some locals in Bengkulu were woken up by the jolt and immediately rushed outside. "During the quake... (my) house's window shook strongly. That was what woke us up," Erick Catur Nugroho, 36, told AFP. "We spontaneously (carried) the children outside the house. When outside, all the neighbours that I saw were not in their house, (they were) in front of the doors." Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. A magnitude-6.2 quake that shook Sulawesi in January 2021 killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless. In 2018, a magnitude-7.5 quake and subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi killed more than 2,200 people.
Al Arabiya
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
Indonesia earthquake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties. The tremor hit at 02:52 am local time (1952 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 68 kilometers (42.2 miles), with the epicenter offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS. The country's meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 6.0 with the epicenter at a depth of 84 kilometers, adding that there was no potential for a tsunami. The tremor damaged more than 100 houses and at least six public facilities in the provincial capital of Bengkulu city, Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said in a press conference Friday. 'In Bengkulu city, 140 houses were affected (by the quake), eight of which collapsed, meaning (they) cannot be repaired,' Abdul said. In the Central Bengkulu district, two houses were lightly damaged due to the quake, he added. Abdul said no casualties from the quake were reported as of Friday morning. Some locals in Bengkulu were woken up by the jolt and immediately rushed outside. 'During the quake... (my) house's window shook strongly. That was what woke us up,' Erick Catur Nugroho, 36, told AFP. 'We spontaneously (carried) the children outside the house. When outside, all the neighbors that I saw were not in their house, (they were) in front of the doors.' The vast archipelago nation experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. A magnitude-6.2 quake that shook Sulawesi in January 2021 killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless. In 2018, a magnitude-7.5 quake and subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi killed more than 2,200 people. And in 2004, a magnitude-9.1 quake struck Aceh province, causing a tsunami and killing more than 170,000 people in Indonesia.
Malay Mail
12-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Seven dead after tourist boat capsizes off Sumatra, over 100 aboard
JAKARTA, May 12 — Seven people have been confirmed dead after a tourist boat carrying more than 100 passengers capsized and sank off the coast of Bengkulu on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, local authorities reported on Monday. The boat was returning from the popular Tikus Island when it was struck by large waves and strong winds around 4pm local time on Sunday, causing engine failure and immobility. 'The boat gradually tilted before capsizing and sinking in the open sea,' the Bengkulu City Media Centre said in a statement. The boat was carrying 104 people, comprising 98 tourists, one captain, and five crew members. Five of the victims died at Bhayangkara Police Hospital, while two others were confirmed dead at Bengkulu City Hospital, police confirmed. Rescue teams, supported by local fishermen, responded swiftly to the incident after receiving distress reports. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the incident and have urged tourist boat operators to follow safety regulations to prevent similar accidents. — Bernama
