JAKARTA — The death toll on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi from twin disasters, a major earthquake and the tsunami that followed, jumped to more than 800 on Sunday as rescue workers began to take stock of the wreckage — pulling … Read More
A strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake has hit a coastal Indonesian city, officials say. Waves of up to 2m (6.6ft) high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island, not long after authorities had lifted a tsunami warning. Video … Read More
Papua New Guinea is on high alert after the Maman Island volcano erupted yesterday, forcing 2,000 villagers to evacuate, as concerns grow over the volatile site along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Papua New Guinea has deployed armed forces to … Read More
A large swath of earthquakes hit the Pacific’s so-called Ring of Fire earlier this week, prompting some to wonder if it is a precursor to the oft-discussed massive earthquake, colloquially known as “the Big One.” Sixty-nine earthquakes, including 16 tremors … Read More
A MASSIVE 5.6 magnitude earthquake has struck near US territory putting the Ring of Fire on alert, according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was originally reported at a magnitude of 6.0 but was later downgraded. The … Read More
A STRING of powerful earthquakes have rocked the west and central US with several of them hitting near to the dreaded RING OF FIRE. Some eight earthquakes have rocked the United States in quick succession, all of which have taken … Read More
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck about 80 miles east of Kimbre on the island of New Britain at a depth of about … Read More
The latest quake comes as Papua New Guinea struggles to get aid to desperate survivors of the 26 February quake, which flattened whole villages and spoiled water supplies. A seismograph measures seismic activity. Picture: AFP SYDNEY – A 6.3 magnitude … Read More