The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival was born out of the tremors of an earthquake 20 years ago. Today -- with the addition of ...

The climber who went missing while illegally climbing Mount Merapi was found dead on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

The Geological Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has said that out of around 500 ...

The number of people living around the volcano in the alert and standby status is estimated to reach 15 million. Therefore, ...

Eruption sends plumes of ash and smoke into the sky, with high risk of further eruptions Mount Merapi erupted on Wednesday (October 29, 2025). Its status remains at level 4, signifying a high risk of ...

Mt Merapi, between Java and Yogyakarta, is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes A dramatic video released by Indonesian authorities captured a harrowing pyroclastic flow from Mount Merapi, one of ...

Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted Tuesday, spewing an ash column 1,600 meters above its summit. In a statement, an officer from the Mount Merapi Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation ...

Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Sunday. About a quarter-million people live in Merapi's immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano's slopes, were advised to ...

This long exposure photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows volcanic material spewing from Mount Merapi, as seen from Tunggul Arum Village in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, ...

Mount Merapi has erupted at regular intervals since 1854, but this hasn't stopped thousands of people from settling on its slopes. The nearby city of Yogyakarta has a population of 2.4million yet sits ...