Tsunami

Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert

The US Geological Survey described the quake as an ‘aftershock’ from a massive magnitude 8.8 quake that struck in July.

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Japan, Hawaii spared as tsunami warnings from 8.8 magnitude quake fade

Japan and Hawaii were spared from a feared tsunami after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia.

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Tsunami alert after massive earthquake east of Russia

Tsunami alerts have been issued from Japan to the US coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Russia.

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Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, Japan: What we know so far

A magnitude 8.8 quake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami warnings as far away as the US West Coast.

Tsunami alerts lifted in several nations after waves hit Russia, US, Japan

Magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia’s east coast had prompted warnings and evacuations in dozens of countries.

Indonesian volcano sends ash cloud 8km high, some flights cancelled

The eruption disrupted several flights and raised emergency warnings to their highest level for locals and tourists.

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Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Tsunami tragedy

Memorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Nita comforts her daughter Aisha after prayers at the Ulee Lheue mass grave, one of the two main mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

Monks sit on a stage next to portraits of tsunami victims as people take part in an interfaith ceremony, at the Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial Park in the southern Thai province of Phang Ng. [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP]

A woman cries while performing rituals during a ceremony held for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]

Railway guards of the Queen of the Sea train commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tsunami, in Peraliya, Sri Lanka. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]

Women pray for relatives who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami at a mass grave in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP]

People look at portraits of tsunami victims at the Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial wall in the southern Thai province of Phang Nga. [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP]

A woman offers flowers during a ceremony, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]

Flowers on a mass grave in Peraliya, Sri Lanka. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]

Mourners pray at the site of a destroyed health centre next to the Ulee Lheue mass grave, one of the two major burial sites where victims of the 2004 tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

People take part in a procession to perform rituals during a ceremony, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]

As 20 years pass since world’s worst tsunami, experts warn of complacency

More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

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Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert

Japan, Hawaii spared as tsunami warnings from 8.8 magnitude quake fade

Tsunami alert after massive earthquake east of Russia

Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, Japan: What we know so far

Updates: Tsunami waves hit Russia, US, Japan after magnitude 8.8 quake

It’s a wrap from us

Here’s what happened today

Where is Russia’s Klyuchevskoy volcano?

Fast facts: Kamchatka Peninsula

Tsunami alerts lifted in several nations after waves hit Russia, US, Japan

Indonesian volcano sends ash cloud 8km high, some flights cancelled

Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Tsunami tragedy

As 20 years pass since world’s worst tsunami, experts warn of complacency