Thousands stranded as Anak Krakatau eruption shutters Indonesian airports
A total of 1,558 flights have been delayed or cancelled across the eight affected airports.
![Stranded passengers wait at the check-in area as Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6, 2026 [Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T032843Z_1587164556_RC2FDNACHP90_RTRMADP_3_INDONESIA-VOLCANO-1788723902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
A total of 1,558 flights have been delayed or cancelled across the eight affected airports.
![Stranded passengers wait at the check-in area as Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6, 2026 [Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T032843Z_1587164556_RC2FDNACHP90_RTRMADP_3_INDONESIA-VOLCANO-1788723902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team after the strong earthquake.
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 120km (75 miles) from Ternate, in Indonesia’s North Maluku province.
Two 20cm waves were observed in locations off the northeast coast of Japan before the advisory was lifted.
At least six dead from earthquakes which triggered tsunami warnings.
The US Geological Survey described the quake as an ‘aftershock’ from a massive magnitude 8.8 quake that struck in July.

Japan and Hawaii were spared from a feared tsunami after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia.
A magnitude 8.8 quake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami warnings as far away as the US West Coast.

Tsunami alerts have been issued from Japan to the US coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Russia.
Magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia’s east coast had prompted warnings and evacuations in dozens of countries.