Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Japan, tsunami advisory in effect
Tokyo, Japan – A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo on Tuesday morning, prompting authorities to issue…
2 years ago
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Japan quake death toll rises to 94 with 222 missing
By Harumi Ozawa and Natsuko Fukue in Tokyo ANAMIZU, Japan, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - Hampered by bad weather and…
2 years ago
Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run
TOKYO, Jan 1, 2024 (AFP) - Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on Monday after a series…
2 years ago
Major Japan quake prompts tsunami warning, residents told to run
TOKYO, Jan 1, 2024 (AFP) - A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on Monday, the USGS said, prompting tsunami…
2 years ago
URGENT: Five-metre tsunami waves possible for 300km along Japan coast: agencies
TOKYO, Jan 1, 2024 (AFP) - Hazardous tsunami waves of up to five metres were possible along the north coast…
2 years ago
Tsunami advisory issued for Japan coast after series of shallow earthquakes in the Izu islands
TOKYO, Oct 9, 2023 (AFP) - Japan issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal regions early Monday following a series…
3 years ago
Tsunami alert lifted after 7.7-magnitude Pacific quake
SYDNEY, May 19, 2023 (AFP) - A tsunami warning in the Pacific has been lifted after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck…
3 years ago
7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued
A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for…
4 years ago
PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong quake off Fiji
(Eagle News) -- There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the…
4 years ago
Peru government says oil spill twice as big as previously thought
by Francisco JARA Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a…
4 years ago
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb,…
4 years ago
Peru races to save birds threatened by oil spill
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including…
4 years ago
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