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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...

Bodies seen in Vanuatu capital after major quake

Sydney, Australia—A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and...

Japan nuclear reactor in 2011 disaster-hit area restarted after halt

A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan, hit by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was restarted Wednesday after a temporary suspension due to an...

What it was like to cover the 1976 Moro Gulf quake, the strongest one yet in Philippine history

MANILA – As a journalist, I had the rare privilege to cover the devastating 8.1 magnitude earthquake-tsunami that struck Mindanao on August 17, 1976. In...

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russian far-east

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring...

USGS: 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Chile

Santiago, Chile—A major magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday night (Friday morning in Manila), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter...

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru, tsunami threat lifted—USGS

Lima, Peru—A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, with tsunami waves expected...

Nine dead, 900 injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years

At least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and...

Phivolcs: 7.5-magnitude quake hits Taiwan; tsunami warning raised in 4 provinces

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of high tsunami waves reaching the coastal areas of the country Wednesday morning, after a...

Japan quake-tsunami toll up to 64 amid heavy rain, landslides in Noto

WAJIMA, Japan—Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at...

Race against time after deadly Japan quake

By Tomohiro OSAKI Shika, Japan -- Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks Tuesday to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck...
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