Volcanoes, tsunamis and risk, how worried should we be?
‘Don’t bother your pretty head about it’ is the prevailing media take on the risk of the volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Canary...
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Haitians scramble to rescue survivors from ruins of major quake (Update 2)
Haitians labored overnight to pick through shattered buildings in search of friends and relatives trapped in the rubble after a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean...
Tsunami from erupting Krakatau kills at least 222 in Indonesia (update 2)
By Johan Purnomo and Adi Kurniawan A tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured hundreds on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra...
Cyprus at low risk of tsunamis, but still prepared
Cyprus has made arrangements to receive timely warning in cases of tsunamis, authorities said on Monday. Even though they are not as common in...
Indonesia rushes to help quake-hit island, death toll likely to rise past 830
Indonesian authorities scrambled on Monday to get aid and rescue equipment into quake-hit Sulawesi island, and prepared to bury some of the at least 832...
Quake, tsunami kills at least 384 on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island (V)
At least 384 people were killed, many swept away as giant waves crashed onto beaches, when a major earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island...
Major quake and tsunami cause deaths in Indonesian city (Update 1)
A tsunami caused deaths when it hit a small city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday after a major quake offshore, collapsing buildings...
Powerful quake hits off New Caledonia, small tsunami waves generated
A powerful undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck near New Caledonia in the South Pacific on Wednesday, creating small tsunami waves, officials in...
Strong quake in Caribbean Sea shakes Honduras, Mexico and Belize, sparks tsunami warning
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 that struck near remote islands belonging to Honduras on Tuesday was felt across northern Central America but there were no...
Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, kills three
A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting three deaths and damage to hundreds of...
Offshore quake prompts New Zealand to evacuate some towns
By Charlotte Greenfield Civil defence authorities in New Zealand ordered the evacuation of some coastal areas early on Friday due to fears that an offshore earthquake...
Japan tsunami warning lifted after Kyushu quake (Updated)
A tsunami warning was lifted and no irregularities were reported at three nuclear plants early Saturday after a strong aftershock from a Thursday earthquake hit...
Indonesia quake sparks tsunami warning, no major damage
By Michael Taylor A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 was recorded off the Moluccas in Indonesia on Saturday, the national disaster mitigation agency...
Powerful earthquake strikes off El Salvador, one dead
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua and was felt across Central America, killing at least...
Major earthquake hits off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck deep under the ocean floor near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, triggering shaking felt over vast distances and setting off a small...
Thousands return home after Chile quake, damage believed limited (Update 2)
By Karin Stanton and Victoria Cavaliere Hawaii residents were urged on Wednesday to stay clear of beaches and avoid swimming in the ocean as the first...