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Indonesia enters 2021 with abnormal natural disasters 6th February 2021
Illustration - Several rescue workers using heavy-duty equipment searched for victims of January 15, 2021 earthquake at Mitra Manakarra hospital in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, that collapsed during the quake (ANTARA FOTO/ Akbar Tado/hp.) As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, earthquake, and tsunami, and hence its residents must be prepared for that.
Moreover, the world’s largest archipelagic country is strategically located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, that could induce extreme wet (La Nina) or dry seasons (El Nino) weather and ocean-related phenomena that could trigger flooding, drought and forest fires.
Indonesia hit by 646 quakes in January 2021: BMKG 2nd February 2021
Screenshot - Coordinator of BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Section Daryono at a virtual discussion held by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Monday (Jan 1, 2021) (ANTARA/Prisca Triferna)
The figure rose as compared to 518 earthquakes during the same period in 2020. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded a total of 646 earthquakes of varying magnitudes and depths had hit Indonesia last month. The figure rose as compared to 518 earthquakes during the same period in 2020, Coordinator of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Section Daryono stated here on Tuesday.