Indonesia

Level moderateupdated 4 min ago
Open alert types
Wildfire8Earthquake7Volcano2Air quality
What governments advise19 states tracked
7 nothing to report11 increased caution1 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

A country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.

18alerts in progress1 / 19state advises against travel0.3homicides / 100,000 inhab.1746events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Indonesia?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 1,746 events there, including 373 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Earthquake, Volcano.

Is there a government travel advisory for Indonesia?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 11 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Indonesia: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Wildfire

4 days ago · NASA FIRMS

Critical

Wildfire

7 days ago · NASA FIRMS

Critical

Earthquake M6.1 — 14 km BaratDaya KODI-SUMBABARATDAYA-NTT

7 days ago · 5 sources

Critical

South Of Java, Indonesia

5 hours ago · 3 sources

High

Poor air quality (US AQI 193) — Jakarta

8 hours ago · Mira Weather

High

Fire detected by satellite — Kaisah (220 hotspots)

28 hours ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Molucca Sea

30 hours ago · 2 sources

High

Fire detected by satellite — 247 hotspots

2 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Savu Sea

3 days ago · 2 sources

High

Fire detected by satellite — Air Sugihan (234 hotspots)

3 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Flores Sea

3 days ago · 2 sources

High

Fire detected by satellite — 219 hotspots

4 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Fire detected by satellite — 188 hotspots

4 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Earthquake M5.2 — 9 km Tenggara LOMBOKBARAT-NTB

5 days ago · 4 sources

High

Fire detected by satellite — Sempaja Utara (260 hotspots)

5 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

7 days ago · 4 sources

High

Eruption — Ranakah

38 days ago · Smithsonian GVP

High

Eruption Sinabung

2 months ago · 2 sources

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

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  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
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July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Indonesia?

Indonesia sits at the top of our scale, level 4 of 4. Over the last 12 months we recorded 395 events, 81 of them severe. Fires dominate the count with 257 records, 60 of them severe. Earthquakes follow with 122 records and 15 severe, and each one weighs more than the count suggests. Volcanoes are rarer, 6 records and 1 severe, with the same weight for people nearby. Add 5 floods, 3 severe air quality episodes and one travel advisory. All hazards combined, August was by far the busiest month with 333 records, ahead of July with 55, while January had 1 and March 2. Only fires, smoke, floods and storms really follow a season here. Quakes and volcanoes do not, so a busy month for them is chance, not a cycle. Reported homicides run at 0.3 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1; that number covers homicide only, nothing about theft or scams.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, the month you arrive changes a lot. The fire months hold most of the records, and air quality can turn an ordinary work week into one spent indoors. Coming in a quiet month means far fewer records, January had 1 over the last 12 months, but that says nothing about earthquakes, which have no season and no notice. Level 4 stays the same whatever month you pick. In practice: expect power and network cuts, expect a road or an airport to undo your plan, and choose a place where you can work with the windows shut. For a long rental, ask how the building holds up in a quake and where the water comes from. Day to day, the recorded homicide rate is low against the world median, but it says nothing about theft or scams.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Indonesia records frequent earthquakes (87 over the last 12 months, 12 severe) and volcanic events (6 total, 1 severe) — these carry the highest stakes. Wildfires are most common (205 events, 47 severe) and cluster in certain months. Floods are rare and mild (5 events, none severe). Air quality episodes are few (3) but all severe when they occur. Homicide is very low at 0.3 per 100k, far below the world median. You're at level 4 because earthquakes and volcanoes can strike suddenly and cause serious harm.

To watch right now

  • 13 alerts are open right now, more than in an ordinary month here.
  • The most severe recent records are two fires and one earthquake, all at the top level of our scale.

To watch as a rule

  • Fires and the smoke that follows, during the dry months.
  • Earthquakes, in any month, with no season and no notice.
  • Volcanic activity, rare in the counts but heavy when it happens.
  • Floods and thunderstorms in their season.

Good reflexes

  • Keep a power bank and a torch charged, because the bigger episodes come with cuts.
  • Check the air quality reading before committing to several weeks during the fire months.
  • Save offline maps and a copy of your documents on your phone.
  • On day one, ask your host how the place is warned and where the water comes from.
  • Keep a few days of drinking water and some cash at home.

Indonesia: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

Indonesia: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Homicides: 0.3 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Road deaths: 11.3 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • New displacements, conflict: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 20.8 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 30.5 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Physicians: 0.52 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 1.4 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 71.3 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0.83 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
20.8µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
30.5% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
11.3per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
0.52per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
1.4per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
71.3years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
0.01per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better

2,200 people in total

New displacements, disasters
0.83per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

238,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.03per 1,000 people · 2025

7,374 people in total

4,697 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

4.5/10 — medium

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

0.3homicides per 100,000 people (2022)

Below the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Indonesia: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 713 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire521151 151 severe
  • Earthquake18924 24 severe
  • Air quality11 1 severe
  • Aviation accident11 1 severe
  • Risk1

Last 12 months · 1,746 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire1233312 312 severe
  • Earthquake49055 55 severe
  • Volcano91 1 severe
  • Flood5
  • Air quality33 3 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Aviation accident11 1 severe
  • Drought1

+ 3 more types · 3 events

By month

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Humanitarian response under way

Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country — context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.

  • IFRC humanitarian operation — Indonesia - Drought

    Emergency fund (DREF) · since Sep 25, 2026 · planned until Mar 31, 2027

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Situation reports

Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country — via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).

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