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Massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes on Australia's doorstep

A huge 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS reported the quake struck at 9.48am (AEDST), with assessments ...
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South Africa on tsunami WATCH, PE "no need to panic"

According to the Council for Geoscience, South Africa is under tsunami watch but the the SA Weather Service says there is no need to panic. A tsunami watch meant that it was aware of the warning but ...
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Tsunami warning for northern Japan called off after magnitude 6.9 earthquake

Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's north-eastern region earlier on Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) earlier put the ...

Tsunami hits coastal areas of Russia and Japan after powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake

A tsunami has struck coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after an 8.8 ...

Vanuatu rocked by powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake as tsunami threat issued

The magnitude 7.3 quake struck 30km west of Port Vila at a depth of 57km shortly before 1pm local time on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey. A magnitude 5.5 aftershock struck minutes ...