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Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoA strong earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Wednesday but no serious damage or casualties were expected, officials said. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake was centered in West New Britain province ...
Philippines warns of possible waves after offshore quake
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoA strong offshore earthquake jolted eastern Philippine provinces on Tuesday night and seismologists warned villagers to stay away from the coast because it could generate waves of less than ...
Homes destroyed, 4 reported dead from Papua New Guinea quake
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAn earthquake in a remote region of Papua New Guinea killed four people and destroyed more than 300 homes, local media reported, as disaster relief officials worked to further assess damage ...
Papua New Guinea assesses damage after powerful earthquake
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoDisaster relief workers in Papua New Guinea were assessing the extent of damage in a remote region Monday following a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake. It sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire, ...
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano spews hot clouds in new eruption
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIndonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing...
Philippines quake causes hospital evacuation, minor damage
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoA strong earthquake rocked a central Philippine province on Thursday, sending people out of their...
Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoA shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on Thursday, killing four...
6.2 earthquake shakes west Indonesia, no casualties reported
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoAn undersea earthquake shook part of western Indonesia on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake was centered 40 kilometers ...
Strong quake hits Vanuatu, triggering tsunami warning
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning that was withdrawn ...
6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan's east coast
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoA 6.2 magnitude earthquake originating in the waters off Taiwan's eastern coast shook the island Wednesday, but no injuries or major damage were...