Muji Ediyanto of the North Sumatra Regional Police said in ... an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.

On March 28, 2005, an 8.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the western coast of Sumatra, killing about 1,000 people and destroying ...

State-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) recorded 376,871 passengers crossing from Java Island to Sumatra ...

PADANG, Indonesia--Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday.

A boat carrying 16 people has capsized in rough waters off the resort island of Bali, killing an Australian woman and ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

Sibolangit: Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region ...

JAKARTA - A boat carrying 16 people capsized in rough waters off Indonesia’s resort island Bali, killing an Australian woman ...