The four suspects used two boats to transport 264 Rohingya immigrants. They landed in Alue Bu Village, Peureulak District.

The earthquake caused strong shaking in South Aceh Regency and Simeulue, reaching level IV on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale. This means the shaking was felt by many people indoors. The ...

The Indonesian government has cancelled the decision to restrict small retailers from selling the 3-kilogram canisters of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) following the long waiting lines due to the ...

Banda Aceh. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Aceh province in northern Sumatra on Friday evening, shaking buildings and triggering panic among residents still traumatized by the devastating tsunami ...

Ben Dinsdale, who was part of the ACS effort 20 years ago, and is now ACS’s Director of Government and Humanitarian Services, said: “We’re extremely proud of being able to respond to humanitarian ...

12 Feb Tuesday Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 108 km southwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia Volcano Discovery 16:18 Tue, 11 Feb Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Indonesia: Off West Coast of Northern ...

When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where ...

When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit ...

The earthquake, which hit at 6:03 p.m. local time, was centered in the southern part of Aceh, approximately 36 kilometers southwest of Aceh Selatan. The tremor had a depth of 29 kilometers beneath the ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western Aceh province on Friday without triggering large waves, according to the country's meteorology, climatology ...