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The quake was reported to have occurred in the Banda Sea, near the Maluku islands to the east of East Timor...Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the most active areas for earthquakes and volcanic activity in the world. Indonesia is still...
Tags: tsunami, Indonesian Meteorology, US Geological Survey, Banda Sea, richter scale, Maluku, Saumlaki, eastern indonesia
The epicenter of the quake was located in the north coast of Manokwari about 13 kilometers southeast of the town at a depth of 23 kilometers beneath the sea floor. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency did not issue a tsunami warning. Manokwari...
Tags: Indonesian Meteorology, West Papua, tsunami warning, Manokwari, Geophysics Agency, north coast
A second earthquake in less than 24 hours shook Alaska's desolate Aleutian Islands Tuesday measuring a magnitude of 6.3, US seismologists said. The quake hit some 75 miles (120 kilometers) from Nikolski off the coast at a depth of some 8.5 miles (13.7...
Tags: Alaska Earthquake Information Center, Indonesian Meteorology, Aleutian Islands, quake struck, Richter, richter scale, magnitude quake, Sulawesi Island, quake hit
TOKYO: A major 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan early Tuesday, with a tsunami warning issued in the region, the meteorological agency said. The quake hit at 5:07 am (2007 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles) in the Pacific off Shizuoka...
Tags: earthquake, tsunami, Indian Ocean, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Andaman Islands, Indonesian Meteorology, quake strike, tsunami watch, nuclear plant
A series of powerful earthquakes in remote eastern Indonesia cut power lines, cracked building walls and sent panicked residents running out of their homes Sunday, officials and witnesses said. A 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 2:43 a.m. local time about...
Tags: Indonesian Meteorology, West Papua, Manokwari, Geoscience Australia, Papua Posted, powerful earthquake, eastern indonesia, Jakarta Post, powerful quake, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono