Tsunami
Tsunami warning issued in Papua New Guinea after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
The quake was at a depth of 85.2 km, according to the US Geological Survey, and struck offshore 18 kms east-southeast of Wau.
The magnitude 7.5 quake and subsequent deluge razed swathes of the coastal city on Sulawesi island last September, killing more than 4,300 people and displacing some 170,000 residents.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, lawmakers and family members who lost their loved ones in the disaster bowed their heads in prayer at a ceremony in Tokyo at 2:46 pm (0546 GMT), the exact moment the magnitude-9.0 quake struck.
Authorities raised the volcano’s alert level to the second-highest on Thursday, imposing a 5-km exclusion zone.
At least 128 people remain missing and more than 1,400 people were injured.
The latest death toll stood at 373, with 1,459 people injured and another 128 missing.
The tsunami struck the islands of Java and Sumatra over the weekend and has so far killed 281 people.
Indonesia’s disaster agency had put the death toll at 222 on Sunday, with about 850 injured and 28 people missing, but raised it to 280 early on Monday.
Map showing tsunamis since 2004 along the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an area of tectonic plates joints known for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Volunteers travelling with NGO Gift of the Givers described to Eyewitness News how they woke up to urgently evacuate their rooms and tents and run for safety.
Indonesia is no stranger to natural calamities and Jakarta had been keen to show it could deal with a catastrophe that has killed at least 844 people.
Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla says the toll could climb based on previous disasters.
Dozens of people were reported to be still trapped in the rubble of a hotel and a mall in the city of Palu, which was hit by waves as high as six metres following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
The 7.5 magnitude quake struck on Saturday morning followed by the tsunami, which resulted in a series of waves in the city of Palu on Sulawesi Island.
The 7.5 magnitude quake struck on Saturday followed by the tsunami, which then resulted in a series of waves in the city of Palu on Sulawesi Island.
Strong aftershocks continued to rock the coastal city on Saturday morning after waves up to three meters high swept through the scenic tourist town.
A quake-tsunami has left "many dead" in Indonesia, the head of the country's search and rescue agency said Saturday.
The US Tsunami Warning Center also said the quake was too deep to cause a tsunami.
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said the earthquake, which struck at a depth of 15km, prompted a tsunami warning.