But the ultra-conservative Indonesian province is not the only place in Southeast Asia where the punishment is used.

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An “earthquake swarm” erupted over the weekend in Southern California in which hundreds of earthquakes shook Imperial County — including a 4.7-magnitude tremor on Mother’s Day. While the numerous ...

An analysis of the potential locations in Indonesia for the impending megathrust earthquakes and the urgency of disaster mitigation measures.

A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's remote northern Talaud islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Earthquake Today: A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Indonesia early Thursday, killing at least one person, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending residents ...

Quake with epicentre west-north-west of Ternate island shakes cities and prompts regional tsunami warning One person has been killed after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Ternate island, ...

The early-morning tremor in the Molucca Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups triggered waves up to 75 centimetres (2.5 feet) high in places and prompted a tsunami warning that was ...

A powerful earthquake has struck Indonesia’s eastern waters, killing one person and triggering a tsunami warning across the region. The magnitude 7.4 quake hit the Molucca Sea early Thursday morning, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Fifty days after the ecological disaster in Sumatra, recovery is not progressing significantly. Law enforcement against corporations suspected of damaging ecological infrastructure ...

Five years after the Boxing Day tsunami, Aceh's people are still recovering Keri's smalls hands are clasped tightly together, as she concentrates on remembering the day that a giant tsunami swept her ...