The epicentre of the earthquake was about 120km (75 miles) from Ternate, in Indonesia’s North Maluku province. Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026 A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of the city of Ternate, in eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning for nearby islands. The United States … Read more
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has struck near Tonga this evening. The quake struck 153km west of Neiafu, in Vavaʻu, at 5.38pm at a depth of 237.5km. The National Emergency Management Agency and GNS Science moved to assess whether the earthquake created a tsunami “that could affect New Zealand,” the National Emergency Management Agency said. “If … Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, met in the Thai capital on Thursday for talks widely assumed to focus on efforts to restore peace in war-torn Myanmar. Authorities had said the talks would focus on humanitarian assistance following the massive earthquake … Read more
Over a month’s worth of rain fell in two hours Some 60 litres of water fell per square metre in a two hour period in the worst-affected spots. Nearly 61 liters per square meter were recorded at the Tenderete Street station in Arrecife, and 62 liters per square meter at Las Cucharas in Costa Teguise. … Read more
Heavy rains have lashed parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar, complicating relief efforts and raising the risk of disease as the death toll from the powerful quakes that struck the country on March 28 rose to at least 3,471. Aid workers in the hard-hit city of Mandalay, near the epicentre of the earthquake, said on Sunday that … Read more
Rescuers pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the military government to allow more aid in and halt attacks on rebels. The shallow magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Friday flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing at least 2,886 people and leaving thousands homeless. Several leading armed groups … Read more
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2000, state media said overnight, as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery. Fifty children killed when a preschool classroom crumbled. Seven hundred Muslims struck while praying at mosques for Ramadan. The quake could … Read more
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city. The mission was to capture images that, combined with artificial intelligence technology, could help relief organizations quickly assess how … Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government said Monday. Indian and Myanmar rescuers carry a dead body at U Hla Thein Buddhist monastery that collapsed in Friday’s earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 29 kilometers (18 miles) and was centered about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of the main … Read more