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Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured

Sapporo, Japan—A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said Tuesday, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. The...

2 strong quakes hit Davao

M7.4, M6.8 tremors leave at least 6 dead, trigger mass evacuation TWO powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Friday—a magnitude 7.4...

8 killed after strong quakes hit Davao Oriental

Mati, Philippines—Two powerful earthquakes struck off Davao region in Mindanao on Friday—one in the morning and another in the evening—killing at least eight people and...

Japan clears all tsunami advisories after quake off Russia coast

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday lifted the last remaining tsunami advisories issued after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula the...

Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

Chiba, Japan—One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four meters (12 feet) high...

Phivolcs lifts tsunami advisory after megaquake off Russia

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday afternoon canceled its tsunami advisory for the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the east coast...

Sea-level disturbance warning forces class suspensions in Albay towns

Local government executives in Rapu-Rapu and Baras towns in Albay canceled classes on Wednesday after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned...

Russia declares emergency on tsunami-hit islands

Moscow, Russia—Authorities in Russia's far eastern Sakhalin region declared on Wednesday a state of emergency in the northern Kuril Islands, where tsunami waves have damaged...

Phivolcs warns of ‘minor sea-level disturbance’ from M8.7 Russia quake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday morning cautioned Filipinos particularly those residing in coastal areas of ‘minor sea-level disturbance,’ after...

Japan detects 60-cm tsunami after M8.8 Kamchatka quake

Vast areas of Japan's Pacific coast were hit by tsunami waves as high as 60 centimeters on Wednesday after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck...

Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast

Moscow, Russia—A tsunami alert was lifted after a series of powerful earthquakes off the coast of Russia's far east on Sunday did not result in...

Magnitude 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami warnings lifted

Washington, United States—A magnitude 7.6 quake rattled the Caribbean Sea on Saturday about 130 miles (209 kilometers) off the coast of the Cayman Islands, triggering...

Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.8 magnitude quake

Tokyo, Japan—A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency...

Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

Banda Aceh, Indonesia—Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when...
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