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The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order. For detailed information about each country affected by the earthquake and tsunami, see their individual ...
The government said that the FPI had threatened Indonesia's national ideology, committed illegal raids and atrocities including terrorism, and its organizational permit had expired. [16] The government also showed footage of Rizieq Shihab pledging the FPI's allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIL/ISIS) and advocating the establishment of a ...
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Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Hovercraft from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) is delivering materials and supplies needed by the citizens of Meulaboh, Indonesia. The town of Meulaboh , which had a population of 120,000 before the tsunami, was struck by a series of waves, killing an estimated 40,000 and destroying most parts of the city ...
Run-up measurements along the Sri Lankan coasts are at 2.4–4.11 m (7 ft 10 in – 13 ft 6 in). [ 88 ] [ 86 ] Waves measured on the east coast ranged from 4.5–9 m (15–30 ft) at Pottuvill to Batticaloa at 2.6–5 m (8 ft 6 in – 16 ft 5 in) in the north-east around Trincomalee and 4–5 m (13–16 ft) in the west coast from Moratuwa to ...
Indonesian slang vernacular (Indonesian: bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul), or Jakarta colloquial speech (Indonesian: bahasa informal, bahasa sehari-hari) is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible.
Semeru in May 2021. Semeru is one of more than 100 active volcanoes in Indonesia. [8] [9] At 3,676 meters in elevation, it is the highest volcano on the island.The volcano is part of a chain of volcanic mountains stretching from northern Sumatra to the Lesser Sunda Islands.
It is estimated that as much as 18–21 km 3 (4.3–5.0 cu mi) of ignimbrite were deposited over 1,100,000 km 2 (420,000 sq mi). Around noon on 27 August 1883, a rain of hot ash fell around Ketimbang (now Katibung in Lampung Province) in Sumatra, known as 'The Burning Ashes of Ketimbang', killing approximately 1,000 people in Sumatra.