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Kanlaon trips banned as volcano emits fresh ash

All forms of pilgrimage, trekking, and entry into Mount Kanlaon’s six-kilometer extended danger zone (EDZ) are now strictly prohibited following fresh ash emissions monitored...

Powerful M7.7 earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand

Naypyidaw, Myanmar—A powerful earthquake rattled Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, trapping dozens of workers in a collapsed under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok where a state...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits off New Zealand’s South Island

Sydney, Australia—A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor—initially recorded with a magnitude of...

Magnitude 6.1 offshore quake hits near Indonesian island—USGS

Jakarta, Indonesia—A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties...

6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan—A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according...

Japan panel says ‘megaquake’ probability up to 82%

Tokyo, Japan—A Japanese government panel said Thursday it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82 percent in the next...

Evacuations ordered as Kanlaon Volcano erupts

Manila, Philippines—A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column into the sky as the government called for the evacuation...
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