Tag: Tsunami
Thai expert warns 3-4 metre tsunami expected to reach Phuket
Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 8.7 earthquake hits Indonesia. Thai expert warns 3-4 metre tsunami expected to reach Phuket at 4.48pm, Phang-nga 5pm, Krabi 5.58pm. [Read More…]
Magnitude 8.6 Earthquake Hits Off Indonesia Coast, Tsunami Alerts Issued
The U.S. Geological Survey says an 8.6-magnitude earthquake has struck off the northwestern coast of Indonesia, raising tsunami alerts throughout the Indian Ocean region. The [Read More…]
Strong quake hits Japan’s north, tsunami warning issued
Tokyo – A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck northern Japan Wednesday and tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorological Agency said. Tsunami waves of up to 50 centimetres [Read More…]
Japan Pauses to Remember on Disaster’s First Anniversary
Japan collectively paused Sunday afternoon to remember the disaster that struck one year ago and the nearly 20,000 dead or missing. A magnitude 9.0 quake [Read More…]
Tokyo Prepares As Scientists Predict Big Quake
Experts say there is a high likelihood of a big earthquake hitting the huge metropolis of Tokyo in the next few years. Authorities are trying [Read More…]
Southern Thailand may be hit by tsunami in five years
Some 2,000 people in Ranong listened to Dr Smith Dhammasaroj’s forecast yesterday that the South would suffer another tsunami in five years. Smith chairs the [Read More…]
7.3-magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Western Indonesia Coast: Tsunami alert
A powerful earthquake has hit waters off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island. The U.S. Geological Survey says that the magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit [Read More…]
Powerful 7.0 magnitude Earthquake Rocks Japan
Seismologists say a powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked southern Japan Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warning was [Read More…]
