The earthquake of 1926 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra

This study explores contemporary newspaper narratives on the devastation caused by earthquake of 1926 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra. These become crucial amid difficulty finding historical statistical data for disaster studies that depict chaotic situation natural disasters past. Historical methods and methodologies were used this to combine fragments information found newspapers, especially those discussing societies policies Dutch colonial government dealing with Panjang. hopefully opens new insights development disciplines provides access history developing countries, particularly Indonesia.