Tsunami kills 5 in SolomonsA powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and triggered evacuations across the South Pacific as is More… |
4.9 quake jolts Tokyo, no tsunami warningAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 jolted Tokyo and nearby areas on Saturday, but no tsunami warning has been issued, Japan Meteorological Agency said. Some trains were temporarily halted but are now back to normal More… |
Quake jolts Costa Rica, tsunami warning issuedA powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Costa Rica on Wednesday, rattling buildings and cutting power in some areas of the capital. Residents of San Jose said phones went down, electricity poles rattled and water flowed out of pools More… |
Philippines quake, tsunami warning liftedTens of thousands of people on a central Philippine island returned home on Saturday after a tsunami alert was lifted following a 7.6 magnitude undersea quake, as local authorities began work to repair damages to public infrastructure. More… |
Quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issuedAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 hit Eastern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency said no tsunami warning had been issued, and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. More… |
Strong quake rocks eastern IndonesiaAn earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday off Irian Jaya, the United States Geological Survey said, and the Indonesian disaster mitigation agency said the quake has no tsunami potential. The USGS said the q More… |
Indonesia, India lift tsunami warningIndonesia, India and Sri Lanka have lifted the tsunami warning issued after the massive earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale in Indonesia this afternoon. A little over two hours after the first earthquake, Indonesia reported an a More… |
Indonesia president says no tsunami threatIndonesia's president said there were no reports of casualties or damage from a huge earthquake off Aceh province on Wednesday, with no threat from a tsunami although an alert for a giant wave remained in place. "There is no tsunami threat More… |
TSUNAMI ALERT; Big quake hits IndonesiaAn earthquake of 8.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents there and in India dashing out of their homes and offices in fear. A tsunami warning was issued for the whole Indian Ocean. The quake struck 3 More… |
Indonesia quake felt in India, tsunami warningIndia issued a tsunami warning for its eastern coast on Wednesday after a 8.9 magnitude quake in Indonesia shook major Indian cities, causing panic and sending people fleeing onto the streets. India's tsunami warning center said waves meas More… |








