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last updated:
9 September, 2024
A seismograph records the seismic activity of an earthquake. The epicentre of Friday’s quake was about 200km southeast of the city. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Tremors felt in Hong Kong as 4.2 magnitude quake strikes off Guangdong

Observatory says it received more than 10 reports of minor shaking, with duration of a few seconds.

Tibet

Death toll rises after earthquake in China’s Tibet

Natural disasters

China’s Tibet rocked by magnitude 6.8 earthquake

Japan

Japan’s Noto earthquake survivors start 2025 in shelters

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China-India relations

What will China’s new mega dam mean for India ties and Tibetan ecosystem?

Huge hydro project in Tibet could risk geological disasters and irk New Delhi as neighbours try to ease tensions, observers say.

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Volcanoes

One of the world’s most active volcanoes – Hawaii’s Kilauea – is erupting again

Eruption on Big Island began on Monday. Hawaii Volcano Observatory said most immediate threat was from smog that could reach homes downwind.

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Pacific nations

Opinion | Why Vanuatu should expect more aftershocks – and maybe another earthquake

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Efate, the main island of Vanuatu, earlier this week.

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Members of Australia’s federal police and other rescue workers stand by a collapsed building in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Photo: Australian Federal Police via AP
Pacific nations

Vanuatu reeling after magnitude 7.4 earthquake

Pacific nations

Death toll from Vanuatu earthquake rises to 14, including 2 Chinese

An embassy official said the two Chinese victims were from Fujian province. More than 200 people were injured in the quake.

Pacific nations

Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Pacific nation

Footage posted on social media showed buckled windows and collapsed concrete pillars on a building hosting foreign missions in the capital.

A severely damaged building housing the embassies of the US, Britain and New Zealand is seen after a powerful earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Natural disasters

Strong earthquake off California prompts brief tsunami warning

No deaths or injuries were reported after the shallow magnitude 7 earthquake.

People watch the waves come in after an earthquake was felt widely across northern California, at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Thursday. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

After hurricanes, 2 earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba

Back-to-back earthquakes follow two hurricanes and two major blackouts in the last three weeks.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews ash days after a deadly eruption

Activity at the volcano on the remote island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province, has increased since Monday’s initial eruption.

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Japan

Floods in Japan kill at least 7 on earthquake-battered peninsula

Ishikawa is still reeling from a magnitude-7.5 quake earlier this year, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunamis and sparked a major fire.

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A flooded residential area in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
Japan

Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit region

Authorities said tens of thousands were ordered to leave their homes given the deluge that hit the Ishikawa region.

A road is flooded after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Photo: AP
Japan

‘Enjoy the taste’: peaches from Fukushima, once feared, now sold at Harrods

The fruit is now available at the luxury London department store, in a Japanese push to address safety concerns amid a global campaign to restore trust.

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Japan

Japan’s police to deploy AI-powered drones in disaster-hit areas

The drones can cover large areas affected by a natural disaster and identify individuals acting suspiciously.

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Japan

Waves of uncertainty: radioactive ripple effect clouds Fukushima’s comeback

As Fukushima towns painstakingly rebuild, the toxic legacy of 2011’s nuclear disaster casts doubt on their hard-won revival.

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Haruo Ono, a Fukushima fisherman, opposes the plan to release water from the crippled nuclear plant. Photo: Jonathan Vit
Japan

Japan to use special robots to remove nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor

The debris has radiation levels so high that specialised robots had to be developed to function inside a battered nuclear reactor.

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Volcanoes

Volcano erupts after strong earthquake in Russia’s Far East

Shiveluch volcano began sputtering after 7.0 magnitude earthquake off Kamchatka’s east coast, briefly triggering ‘code red’ ash cloud warning for aircraft.

Insurance

Editorial | Check fine print on insurance for quakes

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau updated an existing amber outbound travel alert urging awareness and caution for Japan in wake of recent spate of earthquakes and a warning of a possible ‘megaquake’

A collapsed house in Osaki, in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit the region last week. Photo: Kyodo
Science

320,000 dead, 9.5 million displaced: expert’s warning over Japan megaquake risks

A rupture in the Nankai Trough off the Japanese east coast could affect the global supply chain, researcher says.

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Damage from the earthquake in Japan last week was not widespread but the threat from a megaquake originating in the Nankai Trough remains. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

After series of powerful quakes in Japan, concerns mount in travel industry

The call by Japan’s travel industry comes after a 7.1 earthquake off Kyushu triggered fears of a far larger quake in the Nankai Trough.

Hong Kong tourism

Explainer | What you need to know about Hong Kong travel insurance if quake hits Japan trip

Here’s how to navigate insurance claims if your trip to Japan is affected by an earthquake or other unforeseen circumstances.

Hong Kong society

Explainer | As Japan puts out ‘megaquake’ alert, how should Hong Kong holidaymakers prepare?

How should Hong Kong holidaymakers prepare to meet risk of Japanese ‘megaquake’?

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A collapsed house in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the area. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan coastal hotels face surge in cancellations after megaquake advisory

Hotels in central and Western Japan experience surge in booking withdrawals as quake advisory raises travel fears, impacting summer tourism.

A bathing beach is closed in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki after weather agency issued its first-ever advisory of a megaquake following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Tokyo hit by magnitude-5.3 earthquake after Japan issues megaquake advisory

The quake comes a day after Japan issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge earthquake in the west of the country.

Japan

Japan PM Kishida cancels Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the first such advisory following a magnitude 7.1 tremor off the southern island of Kyushu.

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