Indonesia's deadliest earthquakes of past decade

JAKARTA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - ‌A magnitude-7.7 earthquake ​that ​struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday has killed at least 51 people, with rescue operations ‌ongoing.

Here are the deadliest earthquakes of the past ⁠decade, as recorded by Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency BNPB:

PALU, SIGI - 4,141 ‌DEATHS

Sept. 28, 2018: Magnitude-7.5 ‌earthquake triggered a tsunami and widespread liquefaction, devastating Palu city and surrounding districts in Donggala regency on the ​island of Sulawesi. The quake killed 4,141, injured 4,438 and left 705 people missing, with more ⁠than 110,000 homes damaged or destroyed.

CIANJUR - 602

Nov. 21, 2022: Shallow inland magnitude-5.6 earthquake ​killed 602 people in West Java province, despite its relatively moderate magnitude, in Indonesia's deadliest ​non-tsunami earthquake of the past ‌decade. The quake injured 7,810 and damaged more than 56,000 homes.

LOMBOK - 518

Aug. 5, 2018: ⁠Magnitude-7.0 quake and a series of powerful aftershocks devastated large parts of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province, killing at ⁠least 518.

MAMUJU-MAJENE - 107

Jan. 15, 2021: Magnitude-6.2 earthquake caused widespread building ​collapses, including government offices, homes and health facilities in West Sulawesi province. It killed 107 people, with extensive damage across Mamuju ‌and Majene regencies.

PIDIE JAYA - 96

Dec. 7, 2016: Shallow magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck before dawn, toppling ‌buildings and trapping residents under the rubble. Records show ⁠96 deaths and hundreds ‌injured in one of ​Aceh province's deadliest disasters since the massive 2004 tsunami.

(Reporting by Dewi Kurniawati; Editing by William ‌Mallard)

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