Chile Earthquake June 1, 2011: 6.2 Quake, No Tsunami Warning

6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile Chile was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.2 in magnitude. The Chile earthquake was initially reported as measuring 6.4, but has been downgraded by the USGS. The June 1 earthquake...

Papua New Guinea Earthquake May 16, 2011: Local Tsunami Alert

Tsunami Alert for Papua New Guinea EarthquakeAn earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, measuring 6.5 in magnitude. A Tsunami warning has been issued. The Papua New Guinea earthquake struck at 4:37am local time on May 16 (May 15 in Europe and North America).USGS:...

Japan Earthquake April 7, 2011: No Tsunami Warning For US Pacific

Japan has been rocked by another major earthquake on April 7, 2011. A Japan tsunami warning was issued for the Miyagi prefecture. The 7.1 earthquake comes after the massive 9.0 quake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011.  Japan Earthquake April 7, 2011: Tsunami Warning As...

Chile & Easter Island on Tsunami Alert

Chile Expects Tsunami after Japan Quake The tsunami generated by the massive earthquake in Japan has crossed the Pacific ocean, and is expected to reach the coast of Chile. (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center details) ...

Tsunami Warning after 7.5 Indonesia Earthquake

Indonesia Earthquake: Tsunami Warning after Quake Near SumatraAn earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale. A tsunami warning has been issued.While the...

Vanuatu Earthquake May 28 2010: Tsunami Warning Canceled (Map)

A Shallow 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Has Struck Off the Coast of Vanuatu and Prompted a Tsunami Warning that has Now Been Canceled According to the National Weather Service, on Friday May 28 at 4:14am local time (May 27 17:15 UTC), a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the...

Ventura Tsunami in California Anti-Climatic: Tsunami Watch CA

After the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile Saturday morning, and tsunami warnings were issued for areas such as Australia, Peru and Hawaii (where evacuation orders were put in place to move people to higher ground), residents on the west coast of the United States, such...

Hawaii Evacuation Zones in Effect After Hawaii Tsunami Warning

Update: 4:15pm PST - The official tsunami warning for Hawaii has been lifted as surge was lower than expected.Previous reporting:The Civil Defense Tsunami Evacuation Zone and the NOAA Hazard Map system is asking...

Chile Earthquake 2010: How to Contact Relatives in Chile

After the Chile Earthquake that struck Saturday morning with a magnitude of 8.8, people from all over the world are wondering how they can get in touch with relatives and friends that live in Chile to make sure they...

Indonesia Earthquake: Magnitude 7 Triggers Tsunami Warning

Off the coast of Indonesia an earthquake has hit this morning, October 24th 2009, in the Maluku area east of East Timor. The earthquake was a magnitude 7 earthquake and it did trigger a tsunami warning.The tsunami warning was lifted soon after, but residents were sent running...

Earthquakes: Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tsunami Warning Canceled

Update: 8:14pm PST - A strong aftershock hits with a rating of 6.9 about 275 miles northwest of Vanuatu. No word on damage yet. Update: 5:37pm PST - all tsunami warnings and watches have been canceled by the...

Tsunami Warning for Hawaii Cancelled: Californai Tsunami Possible

The Tusnami warning for Hawaii has been cancelled after the 8.3 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand, near the islands of Samoa at 1748 GMT. The tusnami warning for Hawaii has been cancelled however just to repeat that...

India Quake: Tsunami Warning Canceled

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Andaman Islands. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami watch for India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, and Thailand, which they have now canceled. According to the bulletin linked below, sea level readings show...

Major earthquake off eastern Russia, tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with 7.3 magnitude struck off the coast of the Kuril Islands in far eastern Russia, according to the US Geological Survey. " The epicenter of the quake was 21.7 miles (35 km) deep and 266 miles (428 km) south of Severo-Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, which...

Tsunami Warning to Japan and Russia

An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 stuck 245 miles east of an island group about 990 miles northeast of Tokyo. This has lead to officials to issue warning for a Tsunami alert to the residents. Thousands of residents have been asked to go to higher places.

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