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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-07-voa12.cfm?rss=disasters%20and%20accidentsJakarta sits atop tectonic plates that frequently slam together to cause massive earthquakes; geologists say it is likely the city will only ever feel the effects of earthquakes with epicenters more than 100 miles awayMon, 07 Sep 2009 16:30:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-f1302af4eb1a08114e7b2779ef524c85NaturalDisasters20090907163000http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/08/death-toll-rises-79-west-java-quake.htmlThe death toll from West Java's powerful earthquake has risen to 79, with 21 other people still missing, according to latest reports by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Bo Read MoreTue, 08 Sep 2009 05:06:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-52f65ad14a6f23bcdf53eb69295618baNaturalDisasters20090908050600http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ftaIm-DmMQ8/index.htmlA strong earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island late Monday, less than a week after a major temblor shook the island, killing at least 65 people.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:42:00 +0200cnnencnn-aa85cb9167b72a8397f06c7f1012e2a8NaturalDisasters20090908034200http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090908-166292.htmlCILACAP, INDONESIA - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia late Monday, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake struck at 11:12 pm (1612 GMT) at an underwater depth of 15 kilometres (nine miles), south of....Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:57:00 +0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-0ee6afbace246d72dfb4a5a1337d2375NaturalDisasters20090908025700http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20090907185949548C162080A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:14:00 +0200ioleniol-db1c9d828c0c9288d3ee7937e747e16fNaturalDisasters20090907211400http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20090907185949548C162080A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:08:00 +0200StarenStar-db1c9d828c0c9288d3ee7937e747e16fNaturalDisasters20090907210800http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-07-voa31.cfm?rss=asiaUS reports 6.1 magnitude earthquake south of main island of Java Monday, following another earthquake last week that killed at least 64 peopleMon, 07 Sep 2009 20:57:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-2ea50ffee0a10d8bea5b6833f2ead2f1NaturalDisasters20090907205700http://en.rian.ru/world/20090907/156052639.htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Central Java on Monday, meteorologists reported.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:24:00 +0200rian-enenrian-en-e0eded99373d3703d28391cdb6ce6004NaturalDisasters20090907202400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1003500/1/.htmlCILACAP: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia late Monday, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:16:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-68f200e9a1929b4367553a4a154c19c1NaturalDisasters20090907201600http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3773480,00.htmlA magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said on Monday, but the Indonesian authorities said there was no tsunami warning and no reports of any damage. The strong quake, which occurred at 11:12 pm local time, was centered about 167 miles (south of....Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:13:00 +0200ynetnewsenynetnews-ea5773a1bcd5aecb5027289e0ea091e6NaturalDisasters20090907201300http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3773480,00.htmlA magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said on Monday, but the Indonesian authorities said there was no tsunami warning and no reports of any damage. The strong quake, which occurred at 11:12 pm local time, was centered about 167 miles (south of....Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:12:00 +0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-ea5773a1bcd5aecb5027289e0ea091e6NaturalDisasters20090907201200http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26042031-23109,00.htmlA STRONG 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia late overnight, seismologists say, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. 3:18pmMon, 07 Sep 2009 20:02:00 +0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-9959670fcfcc453fba6200811aff9774NaturalDisasters20090907200200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07246425.htm07 Sep 2009 17:08:00 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds comment from Indonesian authorities) JAKARTA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday, but the ...Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:16:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-6d8935d4c0cd6ae576009d9b06732a5dNaturalDisasters20090907191600http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5863RM20090907?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:08:00 +0200reutersenreuters-60f6196b238758230fab761b368c1774NaturalDisasters20090907190800http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/284616,strong-earthquake-jolts-indonesias-java.htmlJakarta - A strong earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the southern coast of the Indonesian island of Java late Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismology agency said. The quake s...Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:55:00 +0200earthtimesenearthtimes-7ddc8a3a2746d17382413609687e6584NaturalDisasters20090907185500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07246205.htm07 Sep 2009 16:28:18 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday. The strong quake was centered about 185 miles (297 km) ...Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:38:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-9e90c7d9a2afd3e9fe51d3a821e71e8aNaturalDisasters20090907183800http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/indonesia/2009/09/08/223752/At-least.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - At least 100 people were likely killed by a major 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Indonesia's main island of Java last week, an official said Monday.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:16:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-d537f708b3d16ce254afb9162732320fNaturalDisasters20090908051600http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1003409/1/.htmlWEST JAVA: Aid has been slow to reach victims of the earthquake that struck Indonesia last week as the rugged terrain is hindering aid workers from reaching remote villages in West Java.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:40:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-cdbbda9624e3c42e04558f3e2ee52529NaturalDisastersHorizontalMattersEchoPublicHealthFoodSecurityFoodAid20090907134000http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1003385/1/.htmlJAKARTA: At least 100 people were likely killed by a major 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Indonesia's main island of Java last week, an official said Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:46:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-a27b6d3496760d0a5a6d095e2f8f0c74NaturalDisasters20090907114600http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20090907091347633C148177At least 100 people were likely killed by a major 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Indonesia's main island of Java last week, an official said Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:18:00 +0200StarenStar-067b51acf33eb5cad268c4bbfcab0c9bNaturalDisasters20090907101800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6750230.htmlHealth officials are battling the disease that is now spreading among refugees from last week's massive earthquake in Indonesia's West Java province, with many complaining of diarrhea and rashes. Quake victims staying in higher-elevated regions also face intense cold at night, the Jakarta Globe reported on Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:17:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-7a536e08d2553ed985c4c8d353009ca7NaturalDisasters20090907101700http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/restofasia/At-least-100-likely-dead-in-Indonesia-quake-official/Article1-451138.aspxAt least 100 people were likely killed by a major 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Indonesia's main island of Java last week, an official said on Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:53:00 +0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-a41149f8a0d6ce2ccd77a979400d746aNaturalDisasters20090907095300http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20090907091347633C148177At least 100 people were likely killed by a major 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Indonesia's main island of Java last week, an official said Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:33:00 +0200ioleniol-067b51acf33eb5cad268c4bbfcab0c9bNaturalDisasters20090907093300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6750147.htmlPT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia's state-run electricity company, expected to fix power network at earthquake-triggered landslide area in three to four days, an official told the press on Monday. The landslide caused by an earthquake measuring 7.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:47:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-4c5295291738a24101b86dd1acc8b168NaturalDisasters20090907084700http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20090907110430/Article/index_html2009/09/07 SUKABUMI, W Java: The powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale in southern Java island on Sept 2 has damaged 83 school buildings in Sukabumi, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported quoting an official as saying. Of the total, some 38 were seriously damaged and 45 others....Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:45:00 +0200nstennst-eb3521511dad4d3afbb9e605e222c10eNaturalDisasters20090907054500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6749429.htmlIndonesian Health Ministry said that the death toll from a major earthquake that jolted the southern part of Java island Wednesday has reached 69 as more than1,000 others injured, the Detik.com news portal reported Sunday. Rustam M. Pakaya, head of Health Ministry's Crisis Control said that as of 19:30 local time the 7.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:31:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-483b6d86e836d21ac6ff3ae893494a07NaturalDisasters20090907033100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7VMBVQ?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PJakarta_(dpa) _ Rescuers searched for more than 30 people missing in a landslide triggered by Wednesday's earthquake that struck Java island, but there was little hope of finding survivors, officials and media reports said Sunday. The National Disaster Management Centre put the death toll at 70 on Sunday after a magnitude-7.Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:37:00 +0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-743bfa42afed07af3b2e71530ca20ee4NaturalDisastersHumanitarianAid20090906113700http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/06/the-week-in-review-shocking-news-indeed.htmlA powerful earthquake on Wednesday put Tasikmalaya, West Java, on the map and on the web. Web users quickly updated its status following the disaster. Read MoreSun, 06 Sep 2009 07:52:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-2a91a4eb6a4b6fb6a2a650aa7a5bd099FinancialCrisisTAXUDNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidEcho20090906075200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6749278.htmlThe 7.3-magnitude powerful earthquake jolting Indonesia's West Java on Wednesday had killed 70 people, wounded 966 and caused 32 still missing, the national Antara news agency reported on Saturday. Rano Harjaya, an official from the coordinating unit of the West Java Disaster Mitigation Service,....Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:57:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-400d4b8702070f150e76f954425f3775NaturalDisasters20090906045700http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20090906/15628677.htmlJAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 7.3-magnitude powerful earthquake jolting Indonesia's West Java on Wednesday had killed 70 people, wounded 966 and caused 32 still missing, the national Antara news agency reported on Saturday. Rano Harjaya, an official from the coordinating unit of the West Java....Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:35:00 +0200chinaenchina-e6e099a0fcee0c750bedb7fe4673178bNaturalDisasters20090906033500http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/13trn/Article/index_html2009/09/06 FROM PAGE 12 Karim believes that the problems between the two countries would not be solved until Malaysians go through the kind of cataclysmic changes experienced by the Indonesians. Malaysians are disinterested and do not want to acknowledge their neighbour's grouses, he says.Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:15:00 +0200nstennst-15c07a3f0e590a4489320ebdb4ebe403NaturalDisasters20090906031500http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/09/21-still-missing-number-refugees-keeps-changing.htmlSeven days after a huge earthquake devastated West Java, only 29 of the 50 bodies reportedly buried in a landslide in the Cianjur regency have been retrieved, as the death toll rose to 79, rescuers read moreWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:37:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-4e0a87a2199b2764a7f1c1b8ae01382cNaturalDisasters20090909083700http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-09-09-1916_786_0048.aspxJakarta, September 09 (QNA) - Secretary General of the Indonesia National Natural Disasters National Council Bronomo Siddiq received today humanitarian assistance provided by the state of Qatar to victims of the earthquake which hit west Java, Indonesia last Wednesday from Hazza al-Azba, acting Charge d''Affaires at Qatar''s Embassy in Jakarta.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:03:00 +0200qnaolenqnaol-44574d7927fb891aa90d2b54be7b165bNaturalDisasters20090909190300http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/10/we-must-prove-our-resilience-face-disaster.htmlThe disasters just keep coming and coming. Dozens of people died and hundreds more were injured last week when a powerful earthquake hit West Java. Read MoreThu, 10 Sep 2009 04:45:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-5bcef6b32f335797bf6062ec9c0ba9e2EnvironmentMARS-STATNaturalDisasters20090910044500http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=86082JAKARTA, 10 September 2009 (IRIN) - Indonesia remains ill-prepared to deal with major disasters, despite having experienced one calamity after another in recent years, officials and experts say.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:07:00 +0200irinnewsenirinnews-4e8d86f72130f2ead3c2bab2cac3cd1aNaturalDisasters20090910120700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/91040e242c82a1eb65a4d478d0b755a2.htm10 Sep 2009 09:40:16 GMT Source: IRIN Indonesia remains ill-prepared to deal with major disasters, despite having experienced one calamity after another in recent years, officials and experts say.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:02:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-07f046fbe3b47a275610d93736f32f2dNaturalDisasters20090910120200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7VRJJ9?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PJAKARTA, 10 September 2009 (IRIN) - Indonesia remains ill-prepared to deal with major disasters, despite having experienced one calamity after another in recent years, officials and experts say. The country was again tested on 2 September, when a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the heavily....Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:44:00 +0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-9b79b64fddafe3ad20e68b4b19d39d9fNaturalDisasters20090910164400