Tag: Tsunami

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing treated radioactive wastewater into Pacific Ocean

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Fukushima water release to follow safety standards says IAEA

January 21, 2023

Tokyo: The head of a UN nuclear agency task force assessing the safety of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive ...

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5.8-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no potential for tsunami

December 8, 2022

Jakarta: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province Thursday, according to authorities. Initially, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics ...

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Tsunami warning as magnitude 7 quake strikes Solomon Islands

November 22, 2022

Wellington (New Zealand): A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands Tuesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami warning. There ...

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7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued

March 16, 2022

Tokyo: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami ...

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6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan

January 22, 2022

Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's Oita Prefecture Saturday, authorities said, adding no tsunami ...

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Possibility of more volcanic blasts, tsunamis after Tonga eruption

January 18, 2022

Washington: A volcanologist from the US Geological Survey (USGS) said that whether there would be more volcanic blasts or tsunami ...

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New Zealand pledges aid after Tonga volcanic eruption, Tsunami

January 16, 2022

Wellington: New Zealand Sunday pledged to provide support for Tonga following a volcanic eruption that sent tsunami waves crashing onto ...

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Volcano erupts in Pacific, West Coast under tsunami advisory

January 15, 2022

Wellington: An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga Saturday, sending large tsunami waves crashing ...

Anak Krakatoa is now just 110 metres high after losing two thirds of its height following the eruption that triggered the deadly tsunami (AFP)

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New Zealand issues Tsunami warning

January 15, 2022

Wellington: New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency Saturday issued a tsunami warning following a volcanic eruption in Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai ...