31

Mar

UPDATED: Tsunami warning lifted after powerful earthquake in the Pacific

March 31 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning issued for Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu after an earthquake struck the Tadine, New Caledonia regionon Thursday, has been lifted, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning…

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11

Mar

Photo Story: Japan marks 11th anniversary of earthquake and tsunami

A woman offers a prayer on the 11th anniversary of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Tokyo, Japan, 11 March 2022. On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered…

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22

Jan

Southern Japan earthquake injures 13, no tsunami warning

TOKYO (Reuters) -An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted southwestern Japan early on Saturday morning, injuring 13 people, the authorities and local media said. No tsunami warning was issued…

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18

Jan

Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered ‘catastrophic’ damage-reports

Tonga's small outlying islands have sustained major damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with downed communications and a blanket of ash hampering rescue…

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16

Jan

Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms mostly down

WELLINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their families on the…

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16

Jan

Why the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai eruption was so violent, and what to expect next

The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has spread shock waves, quite literally, around half the world.…

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15

Jan

WATCH: Tsunami waves observed in Tonga’s capital and the capital of American Samoa

Jan 15 (Reuters) - An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing…

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05

Mar

New Zealanders take to the hills as powerful quakes trigger tsunami waves

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on Friday and authorities said thousands of residents…

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10

Feb

New Zealand, Australia on tsunami watch after strong South Pacific quake

WELLINGTON: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings and calls for residents to avoid beaches and shore areas. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center…

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24

Jan

Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake in Antarctica

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Authorities in Chile said on Saturday they regretted spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake…

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17

Nov

No tsunami alert after magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Sumatra, Indonesia

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Tuesday, Indonesia's meterological, climatology and geophysical agency said in a tweet on its official account. The agency…

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26

Dec

Fifteenth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami remembered

  December 2019 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, or 'Boxing Day Tsunami'. The tsunami was triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off…

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14

Nov

Tsunami warning as 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck 134 kilometres northwest of the Malaku islands in Indonesia according to the US Geological Survey. The tremor was measured at 62 km deep. Developing…

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03

Aug

Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia

A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed at least one person and briefly displaced more than 1,000 coastal dwellers who feared…

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02

Aug

Tsunami warning after quake off coast of Indonesia lifted (UPDATED)

Indonesia's authorities have urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake off the island of Java. Officials said the quake, estimated by US…

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08

Jul

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after strong earthquake at sea

Indonesian authorities have withdrawn a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea. There were no reports on Monday of major damage in Indonesia from a weekend…

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14

May

7.5 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.5 has struck Papua New Guinea, triggering a tsunami alert for the country and the nearby Solomon Islands. The quake's epicentre was 45km northeast of Kokopo,…

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26

Dec

Indonesia’s tsunami followed the collapse of an area of the volcano island of about 64 hectares or about 90 football pitches

Indonesian authorities warned on Wednesday of “extreme weather and high waves” around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, urging people to stay away from the coast already devastated by a tsunami…

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25

Dec

Search efforts continue in Tsunami stricken region as death toll reaches 429

Search efforts for the 154 people still missing in the disaster zone of the deadly tsunami that has killed at least 429 people continued on Tuesday, with some officials admitting…

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24

Dec

The Tsunami death toll surpasses 370 mark

The desperate search for survivors following the sudden tsunami that hit Indonesia's Sunda Strait on a busy holiday weekend continued Monday with dozens still missing. Indonesian military and rescue teams…

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23

Dec

222 dead and hundreds injured as Tsunami hit Indonesia (Updated)

UPDATED - A tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured hundreds on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra following an underwater landslide believed caused by the erupting Anak Krakatau…

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01

Oct

Indonesia prepares mass graves as death toll keeps on increasing

Volunteers in Indonesian island of Sulawesi were preparing mass graves for over 1,000 people on Monday as the death toll in the earthquake and tsunami-devastated region is set to increase. At the…

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05

Aug

Indonesian earthquake kills 82 people (Updated)

UPDATE: AP  A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighboring Bali, as authorities on Monday said thousands of houses were…

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