Tsunami

The country is hit by quakes regularly as it sits on top of three tectonic plates.

Japan began releasing treated radioactive waste water from the damaged nuclear plant into the sea in August of this year.

China's ban on Japanese seafood imports has created tensions between the two countries, as the latter has publicly called the ban "totally unacceptable."

A tsunami warning for waves of up to a metre in parts of northeast Japan was lifted in the early hours of Thursday

Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai, which lies about 65 kilometres north of Nuku'alofa, has a history of volatility.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Vanuatu and New Caledonia were likely to experience the largest waves, measuring up to three metres.

The major quake was followed by at least five aftershocks of 5.0-magnitude or higher.

The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.4, at a depth of 23 kilometers.

St John Ambulance and New Zealand Police both said there were no initial reports of injuries or damage, and there was no tsunami warning.

The Solomon Islands Met Service said there was no tsunami threat from the undersea quake.

The earthquake struck off the coast of Peru at 09:18GMT (04:18 local time) on 14 January.

Hundreds of inhabitants of the island, which is on the northeast of Papua New Guinea, have been evacuated.

New research has re-examined the skull, which was first discovered 12 km inland from Papua New Guinea's north coast in 1929.

Beaches are leaching highly radioactive caesium.

Tremors felt as far away as Singapore, but no reports of Tsunami

The feature is similar to the one that caused the devastating 2011 tsunami in Tohoku, Japan.

The big quake struck in the Aegean Sea, sending a shockwave and tsunami across popular tourist destinations.

Dehydration of sediments played a key role in triggering the earthquake.

Horizontal movements of the seafloor are involved in creating massive tsunamis, a finding which challenges years of science.

Very few photographers have ventured inside the restricted red zone, or seen the interiors of its abandoned buildings.

The fault on the northern end of the Arabian Sea could produce a magnitude 9 earthquake.

The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.

The animals descended from the mountains and invaded residential areas after people were forced to flee after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe.

300,000-year-old corals stretching for 20km tell the story of the historic event.

The magnitude 6.9 quake struck just before 10pm GMT.

A hazardous waves warning has been cancelled.

Tsunami threat from earthquake has now passed.

No immediate reports of damage to Onagawa nuclear plant although two aftershocks reported.

Volcanic material entering the sea may have caused a massive tsunami off the coasts of Crete.

Tsunamis are rare but deadly - improving awareness is thus crucial to save lives.