カテゴリー: Earthquakes
Quake struck to east of Timor-Leste, with residents in Northern Territory capital reporting strong shakingAustralian election 2022 results: live votes tracker and federal seat countsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAn earthquake wit…
A bright ‘earthquake light’ illuminated the sky over the northern Japanese city of Sendai during a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck below the sea off the coast of Fukushima. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but the …
Tsunami warning cancelled after quake cut power to 2m homes and damaged some buildingsA powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, leaving four dead, and plunging more than 2m homes in th…
Rescuers still searching for four villagers believed to have been buried in mud after magnitude-6.2 quakeRescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have retrieved more bodies after a strong earthquake two days ago, raising the death toll to 11 while anothe…
Tremors felt for several minutes in the NT capital after magnitude 7.3 quake struck in the Banda SeaParts of the Northern Territory have been rocked by an overnight earthquake that hit off the coast of Indonesia.The magnitude 7.3 quake struck about 3.5…
Homes collapsed after the quake struck 100km east of Quetta in Balochistan, and officials fear the death toll could riseA 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit southern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 2…
China has launched an emergency response after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the south-western province of Sichuan on Thursday, killing at least three people. A total of 6,904 people have been evacuated and dozens injured, according to state media …
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says damage and aftershocks expectedAn earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck about 40 miles (63km) east of Pondaguitan in the Philippines, prompting a tsunami warning that was later cancelled.The Phil…
Series of quakes and aftershocks left at least 33 injured in north-west and south-west ChinaA series of earthquakes and aftershocks have rattled south-west and north-west China, leaving at least three people dead and 33 injured, according to Chinese me…
Quake hit offshore near city of Malang with country already reeling from cyclone disasterAt least eight people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main Java island on Saturday, as the country reels from a cyclone…
Prime minister says immunisation ‘roadmap’ will be released soonFull report: thousands allowed to return home after tsunami alert 3.59am GMT That’s the end of the press conference.To recap: 3.55am GMT America’s Cup sailing will resume on Wednesday, w…
Residents on North Island instructed to evacuate after three earthquakes felt across the country in one dayFollow our live blog on the New Zealand earthquakesThousands of people have been told they can return home after being evacuated from coastal are…
People advised to stay alert and keep away from beaches and marine areasA severe 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the east of New Zealand’s North Island on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning that was later withdrawn, although residents were asked t…
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake that shook Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures off the coast of Japan, injuring more than 100 people, was an aftershock of the devastating 2011 quake that caused the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the nation’s meteorologi…
Quake strikes at a depth of 60km in the Pacific off Fukushima but no tsunami warning has been issuedA strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake has taken place off the eastern coast of Japan, but no tsunami warning has been issued, Japanese authorities have said…