Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck in the Indonesian Taulad Islands. The USGS put the depth of the quake at around 20 miles beneath the ocean floor and said it was centered 200 miles northeast of Manado, a town on Sulawesi island. There is no [...]

Scientists believe that a major tsunami which struck the shores of the Mediterranean in AD 365 may happen again. The survivors of a tsunami that killed thousands living on the shores of the Mediterranean in AD 365 called it the “day of horror”. Worryingly, history may be due to repeat itself, say geologists who have [...]

A tsunami warning has been issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred in the Indian Ocean around 100 miles from the coastal town of Padang.  It had a depth of 21 miles below the surface. More soon …

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami warning. The earth tremor had a magnitude of 7.9, according to the Indonesian Meteorological Institute. It caused buildings in the capital, Jakarta, to sway, and some offices were evacuated, reports say. There are no reports of damage or casualties.

At least 10 people have died in the Solomon Islands after a tsunami swept ashore following a strong undersea earthquake in the South Pacific. The main town in the western Solomons, Gizo, was hit by waves several metres high that swamped buildings and washed people out to sea, officials said. The quake measured 8.0 and [...]