ONE » Indonesia http://www.one.org/blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia http://www.one.org/blog/2007/09/12/82-magnitude-earthquake-hits-indonesia/ http://www.one.org/blog/2007/09/12/82-magnitude-earthquake-hits-indonesia/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:27:05 +0000 Virginia Simmons http://www.one.org/blog/2007/09/12/82-magnitude-earthquake-hits-indonesia/ Read More »]]> At 6:10pm their time today, a 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit the people of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Buildings were toppled and at least 7 people are reported dead so far. “The earthquake also damaged villages, but the full extent of the destruction was not immediately known.” (NYT article.)

A December 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia killed more than 131,000 people and pushed as many as two million more into poverty.

Read more here.

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There are no reports of casualties or major damage yet, but a December 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia killed more than 131,000 people and pushed as many as two million more into poverty.

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