The quake originated offshore from Sumatra's northeastern tip, but there was no tsunami risk.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

Normally, Indonesian mother-of-four Rauzah would cook a feast for her family to break their Ramadan fast. This year, she makes do as best she can in the orange tent where they have been sheltering for ...

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia on Tuesday, according to India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at 10:26:47 IST and was felt in ...

The ECHO has looked back on the award winning piece of journalism ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Indonesia on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to ...

Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 ...

THIS year the Eidul Fitr festival has come amid a rather grim scenario. With thousands of innocent lives having ...

A humanitarian from Cronulla has gone from the classroom to helping people displaced by some of the world’s most devastating ...