Earthquake

Tsunami warnings were issued by the governments concerned, yet the giant waves did not arise. Why?

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2012

Phuket international airport closed after tsunami alert and travellers from UK airports to Thailand urged to check their flights.

Shane Croucher Apr 11, 2012

Two powerful quakes of magnitude more than 8 each struck Aceh province in the Southeast Asian nation Indonesia, one of the places sitting on the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' region. But what is Pacific Ring of Fire?

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2012

David Cameron has pledged Britain's support to Indonesia after a massive earthquake struck the Aceh province during his visit to the south-east Asian country.

Vishnuprasad S Apr 11, 2012

Tsunami warnings lifted completely for all at-risk countries in Indian Ocean.

Geetha Pillai Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake: Latest Pictures, Video from the Scene

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia Earthquake 8.7 Magnitude and Tsunami Warnings: Latest Updates [VIDEO]

Chandrashekar Srinivasan Apr 11, 2012

Phuket Airport in Thailand is closed after tsunami warning was issued, according to a new report.

Akshaya B S Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia Earthquake 8.7 Magnitude: Horrible Memories of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Re-Surface [SLIDESHOW]

Sarmistha Acharya Apr 11, 2012

Quake Aftershock of 6.5 Hits Indonesia, Minutes After the 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

New tsunami warnings issued after a strong aftershock with a magnitude of 8.2 hit the western coast of Indonesia.

Geetha Pillai Apr 11, 2012

As the Indonesian authorities certainly believe this earthquake has the potential to cause a devastating tsunami, here is a good reason why.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2012

India has issued a tsunami alert to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after strong tremors were felt in different cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake - First Twitter Reactions [VIDEO]

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

UK's Diego Garcia on 28-country warning list after undersea earthquake strikes.

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia Earthquake 2012 Live Coverage

Binayak Khatri Apr 11, 2012

Huge earthquake triggers tsunami warning across Indian Ocean region.

Ewan Palmer Apr 11, 2012

A new study has shown that eruptions of magnetic field and charged particles also cause sunquakes

Sangeetha Seshagiri Apr 08, 2012

Japan is going through a period of very hard choices which the current Prime Minister of its coalition government Yoshihiko Noda, is pressing the Diet, Japan's Parliament, to address. On 30 March 2012, Prime Minister Noda submitted laws to double the present sales tax of five per cent, proposing a rise to eight per cent in April 2014 and then to 10 per cent in April 2015. His determination, if necessary, to stake his Government's survival on these laws being passed by the Diet was made pl...

Graeme Mackay Apr 02, 2012

Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward points to natural catastrophes such as heavy floods in Thailand and Japan's Tohoku earthquake leading to massive claims.

Nicholas Edmondson Mar 28, 2012

The reactor has been shut for maintenance.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Mar 26, 2012

One dead and two injured after quake sparks coastal evacuation.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Mar 26, 2012

The ship was discovered by patrolling aircraft and did not pose any environmental danger.

praveen narayan Mar 25, 2012

World's largest anime convention returns after Japan tsunami and nuclear disaster led to cancellation of 2011 event.

Jamie Lewis Mar 22, 2012

At least 800 houses are damaged in Guerrero after a powerful earthquake hit Mexico.

Geetha Pillai Mar 21, 2012

Mexico's capital city and surrounding area rocked by earthquake but no deaths reported.

Geetha Pillai Mar 21, 2012

A tsunami warning has been issued as a strong earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, hit the northern parts of Japan Wednesday evening.

Geetha Pillai Mar 14, 2012

On 18 March 2011, I bought a copy of the Daily Star newspaper. A photo in the bottom right-hand corner caught my eye at first and then the paper's headline. The photo showed two small children sitting on a railway line, warmly dressed against the cold with the little girl at least holding a school satchel on her back.

Graeme Mackay Mar 12, 2012

A 7-year-old girl, Wakana Kumagai, revisits the spot where her house used to and her father died.

Simi John Mar 11, 2012

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reiterated his resolve to rebuild Japan in the shortest possible duration.

praveen narayan Mar 11, 2012