Tsunami

Strong earthquake rattles New Zealand’s South Island; tsunami alert later lifted

The quake was initially assessed at magnitude 6.3 before it was revised downward to 5.9.

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami threat

The jolt struck at a depth of 120km, around 58km west of Tobelo, in North Maluku province at 11.31am local time.

6.1-magnitude quake jolts north-eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

The focus of the 5.21am (4.21am Singapore time) quake was in the Pacific off Iwate prefecture at a depth of about 40km, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Tsunami waves arrive in Japan after 7.8 quake off Philippines

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency's Earthquake and Tsunami Countermeasures Planning Office issues a tsunami warning in response to an offshore earthquake that struck southern Phlippines.

Sabah residents told to avoid shoreline after Mindanao quake triggers tsunami warning

Tsunami advisory sirens were activated in four affected districts in Sabah.

‘We were very close to death’: Jet Li says in memoir that Maldives tsunami nearly killed his family

Martial arts star Jet Li (right) with his daughters Jane (left) and Jada on the Tamron Hall Show.

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.

Nankai Trough earthquake: Not all evacuation towers in Japan ready for major tsunami

The defunct Shirahama district 1 evacuation tower in Toyo, Kochi Prefecture.

Up to 18,000 could die in major Tokyo quake, mostly from fires: Government panel

The Japanese government sees a roughly 70 per cent chance of a magnitude 7 quake occurring beneath the metropolis within the next 30 years.

Almost 200,000 could die in major tsunami after ‘maximum-class’ quake: Japan authorities

A tsunami warning flashes over live footage of a waterfront area, on a television screen in Sapporo, in Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture on Dec 9, 2025.

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