Strong 6.3 quake strikes off eastern Indonesia: USGS

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 23:29

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the USGS reported, but there were no immediate reports of damage and local officials ruled out any threat of a tsunami.

5.5 magnitude quake hits eastern Japan: USGS

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 20:33

A 5.5 magnitude quake struck eastern Japan on Saturday evening, according to the US Geological Survey, causing skyscrapers to shake in Tokyo and temporarily halting high speed trains.

6.6 quake hits off east coast of Russia: USGS

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 17:15

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of far eastern Russia, the US Geological Survey reported.

Philippines Typhoon Haiyan: `It was like a tsunami`

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 14:31

The fierce storm that ravaged Philippines on Friday inflicted massive destruction and wreaked havoc in the country with many likening it to tsunami as most of the deaths were caused by the towering sea waves.

5.0 magnitude quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 11:58

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 jolted eastern Japan including the capital, Tokyo, on Sunday, the NHK public broadcaster and witnesses said.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes off Japan`s east coast: USGS

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 10:45

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued.

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning lifted

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 08:07

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck on Friday off Japan`s east coast, the US Geological Survey said, triggering small tsunamis but causing no apparent damage.

Tsunami hits Japan coast after powerful earthquake

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 23:23

Tsunami of up to 1 metre hits the coast of Japan after a powerful earthquake on Friday.

New leak detected at Fukushima N-plant

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 20:02

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said Thursday that it had found another leak at the site and that levels of radioactivity near a ditch had spiked.

A lot needs to be done in Kedar valley: Harish Rawat

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 22:21

Union Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat on Friday said a lot still needs to be done to improve the conditions in Kedar valley which bore the brunt of the mid-June calamity in Uttarakhand.

No decision so far on removal of debris in Kedarnath: Bahuguna

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 17:48

Uttarakhand government has not taken any decision so far on removal of tonnes of debris lying around Kedarnath since the "Himalayan Tsunami" of June, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Thursday.