Tsunami warning issued & evacuations ordered after huge 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes ‘Ring of Fire’ off Japan coast
JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 ...
On Cam: Moment when 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan; tsunami warning issued
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan late on Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency ...
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Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history's worst ...
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Victims and survivors of Boxing Day tsunami remembered 20 years on
A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...
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Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan
Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...
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20 Years Ago a Tsunami Killed 230,000 People. We Can Do Better Now.
Some 6,000 aftershocks followed. The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed about 230,000 people in Indonesia ...
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2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: What To Know 20 Years On
A total of 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami, according to EM-DAT, a recognised global disaster database. The worst affected area was northern Sumatra, where more than 120,000 people ...
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. At such a ...
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The deadly tsunami hit Thailand 20 years ago – trauma will never go away
She didn't know at the time that the tsunami had hit a dozen countries, leaving about 230,000 dead, around a third of them in Indonesia. Some 1.7 million people were displaced, mostly in the four ...
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20 years after a devastating tsunami, a survivor celebrates what the disaster has given him
KHAO LAK, Thailand — Watana Sittirachot was raised at an orphanage in Thailand for children affected by the 2004 Asian tsunami. Now, 20 years after the disaster changed the course of his life ...
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Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tsunami that killed 230,000
Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Asnani, now a schoolteacher ...
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Tsunami warning canceled after earthquake off California coast
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — The National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck early Thursday. At least 5.3 million people in ...