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Indonesia

Country Information

Following data from World Bank Databank and Wikipedia. Latest update 25 September 2012, 05:21 PM

Country Area (sq. km):	1,919,440
Agriland (sq. km):	536,000
Forest (sq. km):	944,320

Population:	237,424,363
Population 0-14:	27.04%
Population 15-64:	67.41%
Population over 64:	5.55%
Population growth (annual %):	1.03%

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Earthquakes

Relevant earthquakes during the last years (in terms of magnitude, depth and estimated population affected within 60km).

7
27Jul2015
At 11:41 PM (UTC), in 234km W of Abepura there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7 and depth 52.85Km. More
6
05Jun2015
At 1:15 AM (UTC), in 19km NW of Ranau there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6 and depth 10Km. More
6.6
17Mar2015
At 11:12 PM (UTC), in 132km NW of Kota Ternate there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 53Km. More
6.6
17Mar2015
At 11:12 PM (UTC), in 134km NW of Kota Ternate there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 41.71Km. More
6.6
27Feb2015
At 2:45 PM (UTC), in 131km N of Nebe there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 547.38Km. More
6.6
21Dec2014
At 12:34 PM (UTC), in 157km WNW of Tobelo there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 54.65Km. More
6.6
21Dec2014
At 12:34 PM (UTC), in 141km WNW of Tobelo there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 65.5Km. More
7
26Nov2014
At 3:33 PM (UTC), in 150km NW of Kota Ternate there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7 and depth 65Km. More
6.8
26Nov2014
At 3:33 PM (UTC), in 160km NW of Kota Ternate there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 41.06Km. More
6.9
21Nov2014
At 11:10 AM (UTC), in 119km WNW of Tobelo there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 10Km. More
6.9
21Nov2014
At 11:10 AM (UTC), in 116km WNW of Tobelo there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 48.24Km. More
7.3
15Nov2014
At 3:31 AM (UTC), in 144km NNW of Kota Ternate there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.3 and depth 10Km. More
7.3
15Nov2014
At 3:31 AM (UTC), in 154km NW of Kota Ternate there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.3 and depth 46.97Km. More
6.8
16Apr2013
At 10:55 PM (UTC), in Near the north coast of New Guinea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 10.00Km. More
6.8
16Apr2013
At 10:55 PM (UTC), in Near the north coast of New Guinea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 8.00Km. More
7.2
06Apr2013
At 4:42 AM (UTC), in Papua there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.2 and depth 58.00Km. More
7.1
06Apr2013
At 4:42 AM (UTC), in Papua there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.1 and depth 75.10Km. More
7.2
10Dec2012
At 4:53 PM (UTC), in Banda Sea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.2 and depth 155.20Km. More
7.1
10Dec2012
At 4:53 PM (UTC), in Banda Sea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.1 and depth 157.70Km. More
5.8
01Nov2012
At 2:12 PM (UTC), in Java there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.8 and depth 138.80Km. More
6.7
12Oct2012
At 12:31 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Aru region there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 33.00Km. More
6.7
12Oct2012
At 12:31 AM (UTC), in Near the south coast of Papua there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 24.70Km. More
6.8
26Aug2012
At 3:05 PM (UTC), in Molucca Sea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 106.50Km. More
6.6
18Aug2012
At 9:41 AM (UTC), in Sulawesi there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 20.20Km. More
6.6
18Aug2012
At 9:41 AM (UTC), in Sulawesi there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 10.00Km. More
6.6
25Jul2012
At 12:27 AM (UTC), in Simeulue there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 45.90Km. More
6.6
21Apr2012
At 1:16 AM (UTC), in Near the north coast of Papua there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 29.80Km. More
6.9
21Apr2012
At 1:16 AM (UTC), in Near the north coast of Papua there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 33.00Km. More
5.6
01Feb2012
At 7:14 AM (UTC), in Southern Sumatra there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.6 and depth 69.10Km. More
5.9
19Dec2011
At 1:23 AM (UTC), in Sulawesi there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.9 and depth 33.00Km. More
6.6
14Nov2011
At 4:05 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Sula there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 49.50Km. More
6.6
14Nov2011
At 4:05 AM (UTC), in Molucca Sea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 19.40Km. More
6.6
05Sep2011
At 5:55 PM (UTC), in Northern Sumatra there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 110.10Km. More
7.2
09May2010
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.2 and depth 45Km. More
6.6
01Oct2009
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.6 and depth 15Km. More
7.5
30Sep2009
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.5 and depth 81Km. More
6.7
16Aug2009
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 20Km. More
7.2
11Feb2009
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.2 and depth 20Km. More
7.7
03Jan2009
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.7 and depth 17Km. More
7.4
16Nov2008
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.4 and depth 30Km. More
7.2
25Feb2008
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.2 and depth 35Km. More
7.4
20Feb2008
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Simeulue, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.4 and depth 35Km. More
6.7
20Sep2007
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 30Km. More
7.9
12Sep2007
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.9 and depth 30Km. More
6.9
26Jul2007
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Molucca Sea there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 25Km. More
6.8
16May2006
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Nias Region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 16.2Km. More
6.7
14Mar2006
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Seram, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 30.6Km. More
6.7
05Jul2005
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Nias Region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 21Km. More
6.9
19May2005
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Nias Region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 30Km. More
6.7
14May2005
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Nias Region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 34Km. More
6.7
10Apr2005
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 19Km. More
8.6
28Mar2005
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 8.6 and depth 30Km. More
6.8
26Feb2005
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Simeulue, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.8 and depth 27.1Km. More
9.1
26Dec2004
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Sumatra Andaman Islands there was a seismic activity of magnitude 9.1 and depth 30Km. More
7.0
26May2003
At 12:00 AM (UTC), in Halmahera, Indonesia there was a seismic activity of magnitude 7.0 and depth 33.0Km. More

Storms

Storms information are collected from NASA-TRMM, NHC, JTWC, CPHC, IBTrACS-WMO.

SONAMU
Observation started the 03 Jan 2021 06:00 PM
Latest Update: 09 Jan 2021 06:00 AM
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Floods

Floods information have been extracted from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory.

01
May
2015
SE Queensland May 2, 2015: "277 mm of Rain in 3 hours – 5 Killed in Queensland Floods May 2, 2020 BY RICHARD DAVIE... More
20
Apr
2015
New South Wales coast and near-coast areas April 28, 2015: "NSW weather: Residents told to prepare for more flooding as forecasters warn of rai... More
05
Apr
2015
Southern and western Kenya,Homa Bay, rivers near Gongo and ... April 13, 2015: " BY RICHARD DAVIES. Kenya FloodsAt least 13 people have now died in floods in south... More
15
Mar
2015
Cimanuk River, Pilangsari village, Indramayu, West Java Prov... March 17, 2015:"Floods Displace 4,000 in West Java, IndonesiaMARCH 17, 2015 BY RICHARD DAVIES IN ASI... More
13
Mar
2015
Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero March 19, 2015:" Mexico Floods – Marabasco River Overflows in Colima and Jalisco, March 19, 2020 BY ... More

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Volcanoes

Volcanoes information have been extracted from Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program.

Agung
Latest activity: n.a.
Amasing
Latest activity: n.a.
Ambang
Latest activity: 13 Aug 2020
Batu Tara
Latest activity: 03 Oct 2020
Batur
Latest activity: n.a.
Dukono
Latest activity: 12 Aug 2020
Ijen
Latest activity: 13 Aug 2020
Karangetang [Api Siau]
Latest activity: 16 May 2020
Krakatau
Latest activity: 29 Jul 2020
Merapi
Latest activity: 16 Jul 2020
Sirung
Latest activity: 15 Jul 2020
Soputan
Latest activity: 08 Jul 2020

Indonesia	JAN	MAR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG		NOV

Rainy season	NE monsoon			SW monsoon
Flood
Tropical storm
Drought
Sowing / planting	main rice				2nd rice, maize			main rice, cassava, maize, sweet potato
Harvesting		main rice, maize	main rice			cassava	2nd rice, maize
Lean season

The following maps have been collected from UNOSAT, WFP, ITHACA and ReliefWeb.

published the 12 Apr 2020 Indonesia: Simeulue Earthquakes (11 April 2020) source: ReliefWeb file type: n.a., file size: n.a.	published the 12 Apr 2020 Indian Ocean: Areas evacuated from the 11 April earthquake and tsunami warnings source: ReliefWeb file type: n.a., file size: n.a.
published the 11 Apr 2020 Indonesia, Earthquakes Swarm off the coast of Sumatra, 11 April 2020 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 0.49MB	published the 16 Feb 2020 Indonesia, Lokon Volcano, Areas at Risk, February 2012 source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 0.77MB
published the 12 Nov 2020 Indonesia, Java Island, Active Volcanoes as of 9th November 2010, 12 November 2020 source: GLCSC file type: PDF, file size: 2.63MB	published the 28 Oct 2020 Earthquake Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, 27 October 2020 - High resolution source: WFP file type: JPG, file size: 0.98MB

Hazards statistics are based on EM-DATABASE.

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Indonesia

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Indonesia: Simeulue Earthquakes (11 April 2020)

Indian Ocean: Areas evacuated from the 11 April earthquake and tsunami warnings

Indonesia, Earthquakes Swarm off the coast of Sumatra, 11 April 2020

Indonesia, Lokon Volcano, Areas at Risk, February 2012

Indonesia, Java Island, Active Volcanoes as of 9th November 2010, 12 November 2020

Earthquake Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, 27 October 2020 - High resolution

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