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On 21 November 2022, at 13:21 WIB (), a M ww 5.6 earthquake struck near Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia.The strike-slip earthquake occurred with a focal depth of 11 km (6.8 mi).
It was established in 2008 to replace the National Coordinating Board for Disaster Management (Badan Koordinasi Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana or Bakornas PB). BNPB is directly responsible to the President of Indonesia and the chairman is directly appointed by the President. [2]
The Mount Tambora eruption on 10 April 1815 and the November 1815 Buleleng earthquake contribute to killing 12,000 and eventually 100,000 from famine. [1]On 16 February 1861, a major earthquake struck Sumatra, killing thousands.