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Earthquakes

Low to moderate earthquake risk for Malaysia over next 10 years, Parliament heard

Malaysia's Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said the  country's location on the Sunda Shelf and outside the Pacific Ring of Fire gives the country a relatively stable geological setting.
Malaysia's Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said the  country's location on the Sunda Shelf and outside the Pacific Ring of Fire gives the country a relatively stable geological setting.

6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says

The quake was at a depth of 10 km, said the German Research Centre for Geosciences.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km, said the German Research Centre for Geosciences.

‘I still have no idea how to carry on’: Myanmar quake victims continue to struggle nearly a year on

Signs of destruction from the March 2025 earthquake pictured in Mandalay, Myanmar, recently.
Signs of destruction from the March 2025 earthquake pictured in Mandalay, Myanmar, recently.

Tokyo travel agency offers hands-on evacuation shelter experience

The program is built around daily activities, with options including assembling a portable toilet and discussing necessary emergency stockpiles.
The program is built around daily activities, with options including assembling a portable toilet and discussing necessary emergency stockpiles.

Japan’s TEPCO restarts world’s biggest nuclear plant, first for company since Fukushima disaster

Protesters gather in front of TEPCO’s headquarters to oppose the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.
Protesters gather in front of TEPCO’s headquarters to oppose the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.

Extreme weather caused $288 billion in disaster losses in 2025: Reinsurer Munich Re

Survivor Helen Simare-mare, 48, stands at an area affected by a deadly flash flood in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 6, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Survivor Helen Simare-mare, 48, stands at an area affected by a deadly flash flood in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 6, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Talaud Islands

‘Racing against time’: Death toll up as search goes on for survivors in Philippine dump site collapse

Workers conducting a rescue operation at the collapsed landfill in Binaliw, Cebu, on Jan 10.
Workers conducting a rescue operation at the collapsed landfill in Binaliw, Cebu, on Jan 10.

Japan stops Chubu Electric’s nuclear review due to flawed seismic data

The watchdog’s move stalls Chubu’s effort to resume two reactors at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station.
The watchdog’s move stalls Chubu’s effort to resume two reactors at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station.

6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines

The earthquake struck at a depth of 10km on Jan 7.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 10km on Jan 7.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.