Tsunami

Istanbul : A strong earthquake shook the Aegean Sea on Friday between the Turkish and Greek coasts. The quake has so far killed 22 people and injured more than 700. The tsunami also hit Seferihisar in Istanbul's Izmir district, leaving…

Jakarta : A strong earthquake of 5.9 magnitude occurred on Wednesday in the remote part of eastern Indonesia. However, tsunami warnings have not been issued. This information was given in the United States Geological Survey.The…

Wellington, Oct 16 (IANS) New Zealand Minister of Civil Defence Peeni Henare said on Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders will join about 65 million people around the globe in ShakeOut, the world's biggest earthquake drill…

Jakarta, June 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Malaku province on Monday, but no tsunami alert was issued, authorities said.The quake struck at 9.53 a.m. with the epicentre at 245 km…

Tokyo, June 24 (IANS) Japan's capital Tokyo and its surrounding regions were hit by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake on Monday, although no tsunami alert was issued and no significant damage has been reported so far.The earthquake, which was…

Manila, Dec 29 (IANS) A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines island of Mindanao on Saturday that prompted authorities to issue a tsunami warning that was lifted later. No damage or casualties were reported.The…

Jakarta, Dec 26 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Wednesday resumed the search for 154 people missing after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait coasts as the country commemorates the anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that killed around…

Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS)- The death toll from the deadly tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption in Indonesia's Sunda Strait climbed to 429 on Tuesday, with search and rescue teams struggling to find survivors and bodies due to heavy rain.…

Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Days of heavy rain on Indonesia's Java coast was making it difficult on Tuesday for search and rescue teams looking for survivors of the Sunda Strait tsunami. The emergency teams were scouring about 100 kilometres of…

Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS)- The death toll in a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic eruption reached 281 on Monday, as rescuers continued digging through the rubble with bare hands and heavy machinery to find…