<rss><channel><item><title>Indonesia: Sumatera Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 6</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-779TD9?OpenDocument</link><description>The other damaged facilities include houses for doctors and paramedics, district health offices, pharmacy warehouses and health education institution. 5. UN OCHA staff assessing the Mentawai Islands reported 542 severely damaged and 593 slightly damaged houses, 19 heavily damaged and 6 mildly....</description><pubDate>2007-09-22T00:54+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-39a3ac371e39c7436eea9d59b5a0c1d0</guid><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Indonesia: Bengkulu Earthquake Information Bulletin no. 3</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-779GN3?OpenDocument</link><description>The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 185 countries. In Brief This Bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the situation and the information available at this time.</description><pubDate>2007-09-21T16:21+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-c2a74b3560fd0502f65644d3cdc5d4c3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>6.7 Magnitude Quake Struck Indonesia, Shockwaves Felt In Singapore</title><link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008580994</link><description>Singapore (AHN) - The Indonesia Meteorology Agency in Jakarta confirmed that an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck West Sumatra on Thursday, the same area as where last week's powerful tremor hit. 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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, an official said. 

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. 

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The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 3:31 p.m. (0831 GMT) was centered 76 kilometers (47 miles) under the earth's surface,....</description><pubDate>2007-09-20T11:33+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-a0f7a06c620a98c289d91de5dfba4167</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia's Sumatra hit by 6.7 quake, no tsunami</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSJAK8102720070920?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>JAKARTA (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.</description><pubDate>2007-09-20T11:24+0200</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-3979f0196fea9c5aac43abc415884ed7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia's Sumatra hit by 6.7 quake, no tsunami</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/20/worldupdates/2007-09-20T143504Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-296370-2&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>JAKARTA (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.</description><pubDate>2007-09-20T11:21+0200</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-ab3c412cfac9a8af34bd7cdb5834d89b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia's Sumatra hit by 6.7 quake, no tsunami</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK81027.htm</link><description>Workers prepare a tsunami early warning system buoy on search vessel Baruna Jaya III, off Jakarta's harbour, September 19, 2007. Indonesia will install the third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20....</description><pubDate>2007-09-20T11:13+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-aad159a629460af9b23c02d4bb1030d8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia's Sumatra hit by 6.7 quake, no tsunami</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK105890.htm</link><description>(Adds background) JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The quake struck at 0831 GMT, at a depth of 76 km, (47 mile) but....</description><pubDate>2007-09-20T11:13+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-f881bdda6e7f946b380b4ab0f9b5da7c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia's Sumatra hit by 6.7 quake, no tsunami</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070920/reuters-en-281687bbd0e544d5fc0d79eb93259d37.html</link><description>JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.   

 The quake struck at 0831 GMT, at a depth of 76 km, but the agency did not issue a tsunami....</description><pubDate>2007-09-20T10:47+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-281687bbd0e544d5fc0d79eb93259d37</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2007/09/20/123345/Strong%2Dearthquake.htm</link><description>A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, but there were no reports of any damage. 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The 6.4-magnitude earthquake, centered 26 kilometres under the seabed some 164 kilometres northwest of Lais in Bengkulu province, struck at 2:27 pm (0727....</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T13:12+0200</pubDate><source>nst</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>nst-bb7956831eaa421b65789a4c863e277c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia-Quakes/ 6.4-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra Island; no tsunami</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/070919/dpa-en-7f519d121eb9bb17cb2533999649091d.html</link><description>Jakarta (dpa) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Wednesday, the same area hit by a powerful tremor last week that killed 24 people and injured more than 115, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T12:23+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-7f519d121eb9bb17cb2533999649091d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia-Disasters/US/ Indonesia to install another tsunami warning buoy off Sumatra</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/070919/dpa-en-a89ff2cdfe38ab14491b48bcb0eacd0a.html</link><description>Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesia plans to install a US-donated tsunami-detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra Island after a powerful earthquake last week killed at least 23 people, an official said Wednesday.    

The US embassy was scheduled to hand over the latest buoy to the....</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T11:51+0200</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-a89ff2cdfe38ab14491b48bcb0eacd0a</guid><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070919/ap-en-fa97f2266fbf4595fb5e6c3e6871038a.html</link><description>JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, but there were no reports of any damage. 

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 The quake struck at 0727 GMT, at a depth of 26 km, but the agency did not issue a....</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T09:57+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-d31e120f1fc6d12754056c9b3e456b14</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia to put 3rd tsunami buoy off Sumatra</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK95011.htm</link><description>JAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia will install a third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20 people and damaged thousands of homes there last week.</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T09:42+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-96a0907c9d7622dfd4f9741a0d8e9068</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia to put 3rd tsunami buoy off Sumatra</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070919/reuters-en-f74a29c552c8399cc9c6e85bcd4f9f56.html</link><description>JAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia will install a third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20 people and damaged thousands of homes there last week.</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T09:33+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-f74a29c552c8399cc9c6e85bcd4f9f56</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>BMG call for sirens every 4 km in quake risk areas</title><link>http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20070919.A05&amp;irec=4</link><description>The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said Tuesday that although Indonesia's earthquake detection systems had improved, administrations in quake-prone areas must complete setting up early-warning systems.</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T07:16+0200</pubDate><source>JakartaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>JakartaPost-0c5526ff09b7c3e2725f0a44ee202b88</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>New warning buoy to be installed off tsunami-prone Indonesian island of Sumatra</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070919/ap-en-d01181cd3465a5b8b62fb5400dbcd7a0.html</link><description>JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ Indonesia will install a new tsunami warning buoy within days off Sumatra island, which was hit by a powerful earthquake last week that damaged thousands of buildings and killed 23 people. 

A ship carrying the U.S.-funded buoy was due to set sail later Wednesday and should....</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T06:01+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-d01181cd3465a5b8b62fb5400dbcd7a0</guid><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tzu Chi offers medical aid to quake victims in Indonesia</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/09/19/123111/Tzu%2DChi.htm</link><description>A disaster relief team from the Taiwan-based Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation has arrived to provide medical aid in the earthquake-affected Kota Agung Hamlet in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, a spokesman of the foundation said yesterday.</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T05:45+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-b9a13b3dacf6e1134bdfdb294c49de6c</guid></item><item><title>Indonesia's big one 'on its way'</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/157911994/index.html</link><description>An international team of earthquake specialists says Indonesia faces another potential "giant" quake in the near future.</description><pubDate>2007-09-19T04:48+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-8c731e6ab76e580ba76df546347d23a9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Shelter for Indonesia's earthquake victims</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-776VKP?OpenDocument</link><description>As people throughout Indonesia prepared for the holy month of Ramadan, thousands were forced from their homes when earthquakes struck the island of Sumatra over the course of several days, from September 12 to September 15. 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 The 8.4 magnitude quake struck off the coast of western....</description><pubDate>2007-09-16T06:25+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-a0e8fa01b3fce2bcecaa299353cc8828</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia quake toll rises to 17</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/09/16/story_16-9-2007_pg4_2</link><description>JAKARTA: The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia’s Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, a health ministry official said on Saturday. The 8.4 magnitude quake, which struck off the coast of western Sumatra on Wednesday evening, has been followed by at least 40 big....</description><pubDate>2007-09-16T02:04+0200</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-0e02a7cc75113f2db5444759d98b16ad</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 21</title><link>http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0915/breaking34.htm</link><description>The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said today.</description><pubDate>2007-09-15T17:30+0200</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-ef8df04a9227a5b00e7a09d0cfa24b2e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia quake death toll rises</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=319378&amp;referrer=RSS</link><description>The toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island this week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13 000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on Saturday. The 8,4-magnitude quake, which struck off the coast of western Sumatra on Wednesday evening, has been followed by at least 40 big aftershocks.</description><pubDate>2007-09-15T17:28+0200</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-9f1083b6c634d7e6e1aa69c79625c891</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia quake toll rises to 21 dead, 88 wounded</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/15/worldupdates/2007-09-15T194202Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-295458-3&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>JAKARTA (Reuters) - The toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on Saturday.</description><pubDate>2007-09-15T16:42+0200</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-10233910abe9dc79f08a0eaca54f2dc3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia quake toll rises to 21 dead</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1272464720070915?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>JAKARTA (Reuters) - The toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on Saturday.</description><pubDate>2007-09-15T16:13+0200</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-a7cfddf93a7a605e2aa3c44f8d727144</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia quake toll rises to 21 dead, 88 wounded</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP40512.htm</link><description>(Updates number of casualties) JAKARTA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on Saturday. The 8.</description><pubDate>2007-09-15T16:00+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-f01fb03d71c1cb3d581c94d3dd7caed0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 17</title><link>http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0915/breaking34.htm</link><description>The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said today.</description><pubDate>2007-09-15T15:00+0200</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-462d43da536370fa6b4077bc23c0e8f9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item></channel></rss>
