6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami advisory ...
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Here comes the Pink Tsunami
"The Uniteam and the survey firms have been warned." Anyone who is interested in or understands geophysics knows that a ...
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Two dead in powerful Japan quake
Two people were killed and dozens injured in a powerful overnight earthquake that rattled large parts of east Japan and ...
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6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Sumatra island
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, with residents sent fleeing from ...
Read more‘Proud’ Tongans determined to rebuild battered homeland
Tongans said they were determined to rebuild their battered homeland in the wake of last week’s devastating eruption and tsunami ...
Read moreHumanitarian flights finally reach Tonga
The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific ...
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‘Extensive damage’ in tsunami-struck Tonga
Aid agencies reported "extensive damage" in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday following a massive underwater volcanic blast ...
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Tonga volcano erupts, triggers tsunami waves
A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant damage" to the island nation's ...
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Tsunami warning for US West Coast, flooding in Hawaii after Tonga eruption
Tsunami warnings were issued Saturday for the entire US West Coast after a massive volcanic eruption across the Pacific Ocean ...
Read moreTsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after big eruption
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga -- Large waves crashed ashore in Tonga Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that was heard in neighbouring ...
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