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tsunami

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia triggers tsunami warning

Tsunami waves ranging from 0.3m to 1 metre above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Vanuatu, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said, waves below that level are set for 25 island groups including Tonga and Tuvalu.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

The quake hit at 2:42 pm (0542 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS

The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.71 miles), it added.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes north of Halmahera

The quake was at a depth of 100 km, EMSC added.

Middle East and Africa 3 years ago

Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

- Aug. 14, 2021 - HAITI - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, killing more than 2,200 people and destroying or damaging about 13,000 homes.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Powerful 7.6 magnitude quake hits off Maluku, rattles islands

The epicentre of the quake was 427 kilometres (265 miles) south of Ambon at a depth of 95 kilometres, the US Geological Survey reported.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

7.0-magnitude quake strikes Pacific nation of Vanuatu

The shallow quake hit around 11:30 pm local time (1230 GMT) around 27 kilometres (17 miles) deep, said the USGS, which placed it about 25 kilometres from the village of Port-Olry.

Academia 3 years ago

Early warning, early action to keep communities safe

Over 700 million people, with a high degree of urbanization, live in low-lying coastal areas and Small Island Developing States exposed to extreme oceanic events including tsunamis.

Archipelago 3 years ago

34-meter tsunami may hit Indonesia in mega quake: research

The researchers discovered high seismic activity on the southern coast of West Java Province and the southeastern part of Sumatra Island that could unleash a "megathrust" quake, said the report published last Sunday in the journal Natural Hazards.