{"id":370467,"date":"2026-08-15T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-does-indonesia-keep-getting-hit-by-major-earthquakes-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:00:31","slug":"why-does-indonesia-keep-getting-hit-by-major-earthquakes-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-does-indonesia-keep-getting-hit-by-major-earthquakes-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Indonesia keep getting hit by major earthquakes? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tluBCVzYRKA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why does Indonesia keep getting hit by major earthquakes? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tluBCVzYRKA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia&#8217;s Flores Island, killing people, damaging buildings and triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted. DW\u2019s Anthony Howard speaks to reporter Kenya Winanti about the latest developments on the ground, and to earthquake and tsunami researcher Nuraini Rahma Hanifa about why Indonesia is so vulnerable to major earthquakes. They examine recent powerful quakes around the Pacific Rim\u2014from Indonesia and Japan to the Philippines and western Colombia\u2014and explain the tectonic forces behind them, tsunami risks, and how communities can prepare for further aftershocks.<\/p>\n<p>#Indonesia #Earthquake #Tsunami #dwnews<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia&#8217;s Flores Island, killing people, damaging buildings and triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted. 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