Some parts of Papua New Guinea were without power Wednesday after a major earthquake rocked the area. A strong earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-7.3 [...]
Japan lifted a tsunami advisory Sunday after only small waves arrived at the nation’s northern Pacific coast a few hours after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the region. The quake was centered about 131 miles (212km) east of Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, according to the US Geological Survey. It hit the area at [...]
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Japan Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning that was lifted within 2 hours. The latest quake, which hit just before 10 a.m. local time, came after the massive record 9.0-magnitude earthquake that spawned a deadly tsunami in the same region four months earlier. Roughly 23,000 people were killed or went [...]
A series of powerful tremors have hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, almost four months after an earthquake that killed 181 people. A magnitude-5.2 quake struck at Taylors Mistake beach, 9.6km (six miles) from the city centre. A second magnitude-6.0 quake struck an hour and 20 minutes later, destroying at least one building [...]
An earthquake, measured 3.6 on the Richter scale, occurred at 6.49am on Sunday with the epicentre in tambon Tha Ton of Mae Ai district if Chiang Mai province. The quake was recorded by the seismograph station in Chiang Mai. It was believed to have originated at the Mae Chan fault. The tremor was not felt [...]
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