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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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Indonesian authorities have withdrawn a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea.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…
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…
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…
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…