tsunami

Perspective: 20 years on, lessons learned and unlearned from 2004 tsunami

KUALA LUMPUR — The first inkling that things were really bad in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, was there was no news…

4 weeks ago

Asia to mourn tsunami dead with ceremonies 20 years on

BANDA ACEH — Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades…

4 weeks ago

Small tsunamis hit Japan’s Izu Islands after quake

TOKYO — A small tsunami was observed on the remote Japanese island of Hachijojima on Tuesday, the weather agency said,…

4 months ago

False tsunami alert likely due to technical glitches – MetMalaysia

KOTA KINABALU – The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) clarifies that it has not issued any tsunami warning or advisory at…

1 year ago

Japan issues tsunami advisory for coastal areas

TOKYO – Japan issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal regions early Monday following a series of shallow earthquakes in…

1 year ago

Two strong earthquakes hit Loyalty Islands

KUALA LUMPUR – Two strong earthquakes measuring 6.0 and 7.3 on the Richter were detected southeast of the Loyalty Islands…

2 years ago

Ten deadliest quakes of the past 100 years

WITH the estimated death toll still mounting, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb 6 is among…

2 years ago

Japan mourns 2011 disaster as nuclear support grows

TOKYO, Japan – Japanese offered tearful prayers Saturday on the anniversary of the deadly tsunami that triggered the Fukushima disaster,…

2 years ago

Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay RM422b

TOKYO, Japan – A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant involved in…

3 years ago

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

DILI, East Timor – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with…

3 years ago

First aid flights reach Tonga

By AFP The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the dual disaster cut…

3 years ago

‘Extensive damage’ in tsunami-struck Tonga

By AFP Aid agencies reported "extensive damage" in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday following a massive underwater…

3 years ago

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami ‘possible’

by AFP / pic by TMR FILE JAKARTA - A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey…

3 years ago