Indonesia lies between the Pacific Ring of Fire along the north-eastern islands adjacent to New Guinea , and the Alpide belt that runs along the south and west from Sumatra , Java , Bali , Flores to Timor . The 2002 Sumatra earthquake is believed to have been a foreshock , preceding the main event by over two years
2002 Sumatra earthquake
2002 Sumatra earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami