Khaleej Times

DEADLIEST QUAKES IN INDONESIA SINCE 2004

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The earthquake that rattled Indonesia’s resort island of Lombok on Sunday is one of many deadly quakes to strike the vast archipelag­o nation since 2004

Dec 29, 2004

A massive earthquake strikes off the coast of Sumatra and triggers a tsunami that kills 220,000 throughout the region,

March 28, 2005

A quake strikes off the coast of Sumatra, killing around 900 people and injuring 6,000. It causes widespread destructio­n on the island of Nias

May 26, 2006

A quake rocks a densely populated region of Java near the city of Yogyakarta, killing around 6,000 people and injuring 38,000.

July 17, 2006

An offshore earthquake triggers a tsunami that hits the southweste­rn coast of Java near the resort of Pangandara­n, killing 600 people.

Sep 2, Sep 30, 2009

More than 100 people die when Java is hit by a quake. On September 30, a quake hits Padang, killing at least 1,100 people.

Oct 25, 2010

More than 430 people die when a 7.8-magnitude quake and a tsunami hits the isolated region of Mentawai, off the coast of Sumatra.

Dec 6, 2016

More than 100 people die after a 6.5-magnitude shallow quake strikes Aceh province. Many more people are injured.

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