A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea after a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Britain Island on Saturday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, hit at 6:04am local time, around 194 kilometres southeast of Kimbe. The US…
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. No immediate damage or casualties were reported.The quake occurred at 6:55 am local time (2255 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), with its epicentre offshore near North Sulawesi province, according to USGS…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, prompting the country’s meteorological agency to issue a tsunami advisory.The quake, which hit at 9.19 pm local time, was centered near Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, with tsunami warnings also issued for nearby Kochi Prefecture.The meteorological agency warned of possible…
NEW DELHI: Flash floods, landslides, and a destructive stream of cold lava from Mount Marapi, an active volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people and left 19 missing over the past weekend. Cold lava, also known as “lahar” in Javanese, comprises a mixture of water and rock fragments that…
