Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage TOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was... Updated 08 Aug, 2024 05:45pm
World 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru, tsunami threat over: USGS LIMA: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Friday, the United States Geological Survey... Published 28 Jun, 2024 12:26pm
World 6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGS JAKARTA: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:41pm
World Japan lifts tsunami advisory, Okinawa flights resume TOKYO: Japan lifted a tsunami advisory on Wednesday and check-in resumed at Okinawa’s main airport where flights had... Published 03 Apr, 2024 11:22am
World Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering... Published 02 Dec, 2023 09:00pm
World 7.2 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS WASHINGTON: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Saturday local time, the United States... Updated 16 Jul, 2023 03:14pm
World Magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia triggers tsunami warning in South Pacific Tsunami warnings were issued to countries in the South Pacific on Friday after a 7.7 magnitude struck southeast of... Published 19 May, 2023 10:32am
World Indonesians told to stay alert after magnitude 7.3 earthquake PADANG: Indonesian authorities urged caution on Tuesday as residents returned gradually to their homes in western... Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:35am
World Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning TOKYO: A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but... Published 28 Mar, 2023 03:20pm
World No tsunami detected after 7.6 quake strikes eastern Indonesia Indonesia issued a tsunami warning for almost three hours after a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off... Published 10 Jan, 2023 10:45am
Opinion The next wave Since Covid-19 first appeared on the scene it is as if we are living in a dream; a nightmare to be more precise. Our... Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am
World 6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued DILI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said,... Published 27 May, 2022 09:39am
World 7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued TOKYO: A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting... Updated 17 Mar, 2022 10:46am
Technology Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami SYDNEY: Elon Musk's satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in... Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:50pm
World Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of... Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:36pm
World Trickle of residents return to Fukushima's last deserted town TOKYO: Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant... Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:04pm
World First aid flights reach Tonga SYDNEY: The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the... Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:53am
World Tonga races to clear runway for volcano aid flights WELLINGTON: Tongans raced Wednesday to clear a thick coat of ash from the main international runway to let in... Published 19 Jan, 2022 10:09am
World Tonga cut off by volcanic blast SYDNEY: Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic blast that crippled... Published 17 Jan, 2022 01:05pm
World Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms largely down WELLINGTON: Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed,... Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:54am
World Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused 'signifcant damage' WELLINGTON: A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant... Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:20am
World Tongans flee tsunami following powerful volcanic eruption NUKU’ALOFA, (Tonga): Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption — heard... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
World Tsunami warning for US West Coast, flooding in Hawaii after Tonga eruption SAN FRANCISCO: Tsunami warnings were issued Saturday for the entire US West Coast after a massive volcanic eruption... Published 15 Jan, 2022 09:58pm
World 7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia JAKARTA: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with ... Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:46am
World Earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's remote Maluku islands Thursday, the United... Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am
Sports Tokyo Olympics chief invokes power of sport on anniversary of disaster Japan has therefore decided to stage the Games without overseas spectators, sources have told Reuters. Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:52am
Business & Finance Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers 'man-made' nuclear disaster Nuclear power supplied just 6% of Japan's energy needs in the first half of 2020 compared with 23.1% for renewable sources - far behind Germany's 46.3% - and nearly 70% for fossil fuels. Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:25am
World Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, tsunami threat passes A decade ago, a magnitude 6.3 quake killed 185 people in the South Island city of Christchurch. Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:52am
World Strong 7.1-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan's eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo. Updated 13 Feb, 2021 09:08pm
World Quake of 7.1 magnitude hits off coast of Japan's Fukushima The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles). The earthquake hit at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT) and shook buildings in the capital of Tokyo. Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:52pm