Latest News on tsunami

Samoa holds national memorial service for tsunami dead
Wellington - More than 5,000 people on Friday attended a national memorial service in the Pacific island state of Samoa for victims of last week's devastating tsunami, Radio New Zealand reported from the capital Apia. A total of 143 people were confi...

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Earthquake hits south-west Japan
Tokyo - An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shook south-west Japan on Friday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and the authorities did not issue a tsunami warning. ...

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Hundreds take part in tsunami drill in Indonesia
Jakarta - Hundreds of people in Indonesia's Aceh province took part in an Indian Ocean tsunami practice drill on Wednesday, officials said. As sirens wailed, mosque loudspeakers ordered residents of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province on the nor...

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Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia - Summary
Jakarta - Authorities lifted a tsunami warning after tidal waves did not materialize late Saturday following a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, which struck the Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia, seismologists said. The quak...

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Strong quake jolts eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Jakarta - Government authorities on late Saturday issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia, seismologists said. The quake struck at 9:40 pm Jakarta time (1440 GMT) ...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]