Quake

International aid effort for Indonesia quake-tsunami swings into gear

  by Harry Pearl Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- An international aid effort to help tens of thousands…

Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200

  by Harry Pearl Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- More than 1,200 people are now known to have…

Quake-hit Indonesia starts burying dead in mass grave

  by Harry Pearl Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave…

Indonesia calls for international help to deal with quake-tsunami

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- The Indonesian government calls for international help to deal with the aftermath of a devastating series…

Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 800

  by Harry Pearl  Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami…

Hundreds killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami

    by Ola Gondronk Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful…

Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake

MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city…

Indonesia rocked by powerful quake; tsunami warning called off

Indonesia was struck by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports…

5.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Aceh

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western Aceh province early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said,…

UPDATED: Japan PM visits quake-hit Hokkaido as toll rises to 42

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the quake-hit northern region of Hokkaido Sunday as officials…

Strong 6.4 magnitude quake shakes southern Philippines; PHIVOLCS records aftershocks

  A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook southern Philippines on Saturday at around 3:16 pm  which was followed by three aftershocks…

Japan toll rises to 30 after powerful quake

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 30…

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