A powerful underwater earthquake struck Friday off Tonga in the southern Pacific, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.3 quake was centered 132 miles east-southeast of Neiafu, Tonga, … Read More
Pollution off the Pacific shoreline of the remote Kamchatka peninsula has caused the mass death of marine creatures, Russian scientists said Tuesday. Locals sounded the alarm in late September as surfers experienced stinging eyes from the water and sea creatures … Read More
The quake did not trigger a tsunami. No damages or casualties have been reported so far. On Wednesday, two other major quakes hit Sumatra. In 2004, a tsunami triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed 220,000 people in the Indian … Read More
Can Beijing be stopped? In this decade, the United States Navy may be displaced as the most formidable maritime presence in the Pacific Ocean. China is determined to challenge America’s ability to project military power forward into the Western Pacific. … Read More
Authorities order the ‘immediate evacuation’ of people to refuge areas, saying tsunami waves could reach up to three metres The quake struck at a shallow 10km deep Photograph: Theo Rouby/AP A tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific island … Read More
A large swath of earthquakes hit the Pacific’s so-called Ring of Fire earlier this week, prompting some to wonder if it is a precursor to the oft-discussed massive earthquake, colloquially known as “the Big One.” Sixty-nine earthquakes, including 16 tremors … Read More