BMKG coordinates weather, climate, and seismic alerts across Indonesia; current focus on El Niño-driven fires near Mount Bromo and quake events impacting the archipelago.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck off Mindanao on Monday morning, killing dozens, injuring hundreds and displacing tens of thousands. General Santos City and nearby provinces have reported collapsed buildings, landslides and damaged infrastructure. Rescue teams are searching rubble while aftershocks and earlier tsunami alerts are complicating operations.
A seismic event in Mindanao has caused coastal uplift of up to about 2 metres, exposing coral and seagrass as shoreline retreat is observed along the Cotabato Trench. Authorities report multiple aftershocks and ongoing assessments of casualties and damage.
Wildfires across Indonesia have intensified amid a dry El Niño season. The largest blaze, in Mount Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, has scorched hundreds of hectares of land, prompting park closure and air-ground firefighting operations. Authorities warn the fire season will remain severe through August and September.
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert that was later lifted. The quake caused building damage, evacuations, and at least two fatalities with aftershocks continuing to rattle the region.