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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
A magnitude 5 earthquake shook northern Mindoro island at 7:03 p.m...The inland quake struck 65 kilometers west of Calapan City at a depth of 67.5 kilometers.
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck at sea off Indonesia's Sumatra island, the US Geological Survey said on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries...A geologist at Indonesia's geophysics agency told AFP no tsunami...
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News Source: GMA News
| 11 months ago
Officials say a strong earthquake has struck in the waters off western Indonesia. The US Geological Survey says the temblor Friday had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and struck 140 miles (85 kilometers) southwest of Bengkulu, a city on Sumarta island.
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 12 months ago
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the south Pacific island of Vanuatu early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no early reports of damage or casualties.
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News Source: Scoop
| 12 months ago
The Pacific Island Forum and the European Union Join up to Act Against Climate Change The Pacific Island Forum and the EU have endorsed a joint Declaration on climate change that outline their common concerns for global warming and their common...
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News Source: Xtra News
| 12 months ago
NZ scientists learn from China quake November 25, 2008, 7:46 pm A team of New Zealand specialists says it has brought back many lessons after visiting China's earthquake-devastated areas. The five-person team of scientists, engineers, a lifelines...
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 12 months ago
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the remote Kermadec islands north of New Zealand on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre of the quake, recorded at 1:36pm (2336 GMT Monday), was 131 kilometres (81 miles) from Raoul Island and at...
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News Source: Xtra News
| 12 months ago
Pacific Island states such as Samoa and Tonga are also facing cuts from next year in weekly services unless they bump up their subsidy to the airline to the tune of millions. Cook Islands Tourism Minister Wilkie Rasmussen said his country had agreed...
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News Source: Xtra News
| 12 months ago
Cruises around Bay of Islands prove popular November 25, 2008, 12:30 pm Thousands have already booked to go on an overnight cruise on a $12 million five-storey catamaran around the Bay of Islands next year. InterCity, the nationwide coach operator,...
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News Source: Zaman.com
| 12 months ago
The earthquake struck at a depth of just over 300 km beneath the Sea of Okhotsk at 9.05 p.m. (0905 GMT) between the Kamchatka peninsula and the Pacific Coast island of Sakhalin, the site of major oil and natural gas deposits. "Everything is calm now.