The Japanese government has announced that it would improve preparedness measures for a future Nankai Trough "megaquake" that could kill up to 300,000 people. Earlier in January 2025, an assessment ...

Epicentre detected near Bengkulu province at a depth of 84km; tsunami risk ruled out A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, the United States Geological ...

On May 13, 2025, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the island of Kasos, prompting a tsunami warning for southern coastal areas.

The Greek holiday island of Crete was rocked by another earthquake on Thursday morning as a 6.1 magnitude tremor struck off the coast - people were urged to stay away from coastal areas ...

Abrupt earthquake-triggered land changes are not a new idea. The earliest written accounts of great earthquakes causing the land to rise or fall are from China and date back to nearly 4,000 years ago.

Maps: 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Near Chile Prompts Tsunami Alert By Elda Cantú, William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe, Joey K. Lee and Bea Malsky Updated May 7, 2025 at 8:26 p.m ...

A good comparison might be the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 227,000 people around the Indian Ocean or the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that killed more than ...

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga.

Its magnitude has been recalculated after being originally estimated at 8.2. The tsunami reached Hilo, Hawaii, over 5,000 miles away 12.5 hours later. 6. Chilean earthquake: Feb. 27, 2010 ...

October 25, 2010 – At least 503 people die due to a magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Indonesia and a subsequent tsunami. February 21, 2011 – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Christchurch, New ...

In addition, on 26 th December 2004, an earthquake of 9.3 magnitudes with epicenter near Sumatra-Java, wreaked havoc in several regions and triggered a massive Tsunami in parts of Southeast Asia ...

On October 30, 2020, 11:51:27 UTC, an intense and destructive earthquake of Mw7 hit the Greek Aegean Island of Samos and Turkey's western coastline close to the city of Izmir, resulting to serious ...