ABOUT US Vacationers love it here! After one visit to Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands, you'll soon put our region at the top of your Repeat Destinations list. Many of those visitors come first and foremost for our gorgeous scenery. You'll find dramatic mountains, including the tallest in Pennsylvania.
Earthquake in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. A powerful earthquake struck off Southern Sumatra in Indonesia at 10:16:09 UTC (17:16:09 local time) on September 30, 2009, destroying hundreds of buildings, killing at least 529 people and seriously injuring 400 more.
It was quiet again for several more years, then fired off in 2013 and has been one of the countryâs most active and dangerous volcanoes since. Located in North Sumatraâs Karo regency, the volcanoâs sporadic eruptions in 2014 took the lives of 16 people, while an eruption in May 2016 killed seven.