Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan

"A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of damage, casualties or tsunamis, the Seismology Centre said. The undersea tremor, which could be felt in the capital Taipei, struck at 11:16 am (0316 GMT) about 31...

RP scientist named ‘hero of environment’

" ILOILO CITY - “It’s not for me. It’s for the mangroves.” As always, Jurgenne Primavera thought about her advocacy first before her achievements. The retired Iloilo-based scientist has been featured...

Earth Quakes in Japan! Update from NHK (Japan News TV)

As of now the Earth quake has claimed 6 casualities and 12 people are still missing.Rescue teams are still hopeful to find survivors among the Missing, however time is running out and the task at hand is rather gigantic to say the least! The Goverment does reasure that the...

Aftershocks continue to rattle Bengkulu

"The epicenter of the first earthquake was located at 8.03 degrees southern latitude and 107.74 degrees eastern longitude, around 94 km southwest of Tasikmalaya, West Java, at a depth of 30 km, a spokesman of the national Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), Edison...

Indonesia, New Zealand to enhance disaster management cooperation

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and New Zealand have agreed to step up cooperation in the management of such natural disasters as earthquakes and floods, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here...

Quake In Pacific, China Cut Off [websphere]

"Asia avoided the tsunamis that were feared after an earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday night, but the Internet was a casualty of the temblor, which ruptured telecommunications cables under the Pacific. Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Internet users were disconnected from...

Tsunami warning issued for Japan - BBC News

" Small tsunami waves have hit northern Japan, according to the country's meteorological agency (JMA). It said a 40cm (16 inches) wave hit Nemuro port in Hokkaido island. Another one of 20cm (8 inches) was recorded. The JMA initially expected a tsunami of at least two metres...

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