Date: 12 September 2007 Magnitude: 8.5 The Bengkulu Earthquake was actually a series of megathrust earthquakes that struck off the coast of Sumatra in September 2007. The most powerful had a magnitude of 8.5, putting it among the strongest to be recorded on a...
Date: 22 July 2013 Magnitude: 6.6 A series of earthquakes shook Dingxi city in Gansu Province on 22 July 2013, with the strongest measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale. Some 95 people were killed, over 1,000 others injured, and another 300,000 displaced. The earthquake’s...
Date: 2 – 12 February 2007 Intense and continuous rains in February 2007 caused one of the worst episodes of flooding Jakarta had experienced to date, exacerbated by deforestation in the south of the city and waterways clogged with debris. The final official...
Date: 22 December 2006 Widespread flooding struck eastern and central Aceh and parts of North Sumatra in late December 2006, claiming 47 lives. The floods damaged 757 villages, affecting over 500,000 people. How we helped: Mercy Relief’s team of medical volunteers...
Date: 17 July 2006 Magnitude: 7.2 In July 2006, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that caused extensive damage and loss of life along a 250 km-long coastline in West Java. Over 500 lives were lost, with another 400 injured and 273...
