SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

6,290 articles

One copper miner still missing after quake hits Poland
Jan 29, 2019 (AFP)
The company had initially put the number at 14 missing miners out of the 32 people who had been in the danger zone around the Rudna mine in south-west Poland, a...
Record breaking floods hit north Australia
Jan 27, 2019 (AFP)
The Bureau of Meteorology said Queensland's Daintree River rose to 12.60 meters -- a level not seen in over a century -- and local authorities warned that some ...
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides climbs to 68
Jan 26, 2019 (AFP)
Some 6,700 people in 14 districts have been evacuated and are now living in shelters, schools, tents or mosques. The number of the evacuees has doubled from Fri...
Indonesia floods, landslides death toll climbs to 59
Jan 25, 2019 (AFP)
"I've never seen something this bad -- this is the worst," Syamsibar, head of South Sulawesi's disaster mitigation agency, told AFP, adding that 25 people were ...
Strong 6.1-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia
Jan 22, 2019 (AFP)
The quake hit at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) off Sumba island, some 150 kilometres west southwest of the city of Waingapu, according to the United State...
Strong 6.4-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia
Jan 22, 2019 (AFP)
It followed a pair of offshore quakes in the same area earlier Tuesday, including one that was 6.1 magnitude. The latest one struck about 85 kilometres (53 mile...
Two dead from heart attacks as strong quake jolts Chile
Jan 20, 2019 (AFP)
The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers (33 miles) with an epicenter some 15 km southwest of Coquimbo, USGS said. An elderly man and an elderly woman from ...
Floods kill 9 in Madagascar's capital
Jan 20, 2019 (AFP)
"During an emergency operation in the district of Tsimialonjafy, we found five dead bodies," said a report from the city's fire brigade . "On Sunday, by 5:00 pm...
Waiting for the complete rupture in Nepal
Jan 18, 2019 (SPX)
However, the country may still face the threat of much stronger earthquakes with a magnitude of 8 or more. This is the conclusion reached by a group of earth sc...
Volcano erupts on small Japan island: agency
Jan 17, 2019 (AFP)
Public broadcaster NHK said there were no reports of injuries or damage yet from the eruption of the volcano on Kuchinoerabu island in the far south of Japan. T...
Nine dead in Papua New Guinea floods
Jan 14, 2019 (AFP)
Central Province Disaster Division Coordinator Tumai Ipo told AFP Monday they have received reports of at least nine deaths, with many more families left homele...
New computer modeling approach could improve understanding of megathrust earthquakes
Jan 11, 2019 (SPX)
The research could help enhance scientists' understanding of forces driving megathrust earthquakes - the world's most powerful type of earthquake - and improve ...
Volcano erupts on remote Papua New Guinea island
Jan 08, 2019 (AFP)
Manam island is a volcanic cone that towers out of the sea north of the Papua New Guinea mainland and has a history of eruptions, with major activity in Novembe...
Strong 6.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia
Jan 06, 2019 (AFP)
The quake hit at a depth of 60 kilometres (40 miles) under the Molucca Sea, some 175 kilometres north northwest of the city of Ternate, according to the USGS. T...
Seimsmologists describe drainage of deep magma reservoir in Indian Ocean
Jan 06, 2019 (UPI)
In 2018, a new submarine volcano was formed off the coast of the island of Mayotte, part of the Comoros archipelago situated between the African mainland and Ma...
Floods, blackouts after Thai storm, but tourist islands spared
Jan 05, 2019 (AFP)
Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, packed winds of up to 75 kilometres (45 miles) an hour and brought heavy rains and storm surges as it lashed the ...
Fiji warned to brace for year's first cyclone
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
Tropical Cyclone Mona was moving in southeast and expected to cross outlying islands. "There's a risk of flash flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas. Ther...
Tourists flee Thai islands as Tropical Storm Pabuk closes in
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
The islands of Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, packed with holiday-makers during the peak Christmas and New Year season, have emptied out since Wednesday as tourists s...
Tourists flee Thai islands as Tropical Storm Pabuk looms
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
The islands, hugely popular with holiday-makers especially during the peak Christmas and New Year season, have emptied out since Wednesday as tourists packed on...
Major tsunami struck southern China in 1076: scientists
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
There is a growing body of scientific evidence suggesting an earthquake in the Manila Trench sent a wall of water coursing into what is now China's Guangdong pr...
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.