Survivors of 2010’s earthquake/tsunami, now struggling with wildfires
VICHUQUEN, Chile (Reuters) -- The worst wildfires in Chile's modern history which are ravaging wide swaths of the country's central-south…
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Strong quake hits off Solomon Islands
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Friday off the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said, in the…
9 years ago
Tsunami warning after 7.2-magnitude quake off Fiji
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A shallow 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey…
9 years ago
Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
(REUTERS) At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years…
10 years ago
Major 7.6 magnitude quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas Day
(REUTERS) A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no…
10 years ago
7.9-magnitude quake hits PNG, tsunami threat over
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the US Geological Survey…
10 years ago
El Salvador, Nicaragua lift tsunami alert after offshore quake
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- El Salvador and Nicaragua on Thursday lifted a tsunami alert they had briefly declared…
10 years ago
5.6 quake shakes Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook northeast Japan early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, two days after…
10 years ago
Japan lifts tsunami warning along northeast coast after quake: govt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday lifted its tsunami warning for the northeast coast of the country…
10 years ago
Tsunami hits coast at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant: operator
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A tsunami measuring one metre (3.3 feet) hit Japan's coast at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant…
10 years ago
Two dead after NZ quake, residents flee tsunami
by Chris FOLEY CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- Rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling Monday to reach the epicentre of…
10 years ago
6.9-magnitude quake hits off PNG: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide…
10 years ago
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