by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP TOKYO: Tsunami waves over a metre high hit Japan on Monday after a huge earthquake that damaged homes, set off a major fire, closed highways and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground. The 7.5-magnitude quake struck the Noto region...
by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press TOKYO: Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come. The quakes, the largest of...
by admin | Jan 4, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP SEOUL: South Korea on Tuesday said it has lodged a “stern” protest against Tokyo’s inclusion of disputed islands in a tsunami advisory issued after a major earthquake struck a day earlier. Seoul has controlled the Dokdo islets —...
by admin | Jul 16, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska, monitoring bodies reported late Saturday. The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions,...
by admin | Jul 16, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake trigged a tsunami advisory for southern Alaska, monitoring bodies reported late Saturday. The United States Geological Survey wrote in a social media post that the earthquake occurred 106 kilometers (65.8 miles)...