Tag: Earthquakes
14 confirmed dead in PNG Highlands quake, aftershocks
Two PNGDF helicopters had been deployed to the earthquake-hit Southern Highlands region to assist National Disaster officials carry out initial assessment, says Chief-of-Staff Colonel...
More than 30 feared dead after quake hits PNG’s Hela, Southern...
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby
More than 30 people are believed to have been killed in the massive 7.5 magnitude Papua New Guinean earthquake...
Tsunami threat called off for PNG, Solomon Islands
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea, but there were no reports of casualties or damage after a potential tsunami did...
Pacific loses shortwave radio that dodges dictators – warns of disasters
By Dr Alexandra Wake in Melbourne
As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Kirakira in the Solomon Islands early today, triggering a...
Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Solomon Islands – tsunami warning eases
A tsunami warning has been issued for several Pacific countries - including Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu - following an earthquake...
Mounting death toll tops 102 after strong quake hits Aceh buildings
By Hotli Simanjuntak in Banda Aceh
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Aceh in Indonesia early yesterday morning, destroying buildings in Pidie Jaya...
IAG/State Insurance wins Roger Award for ‘worst transnational’
The 2015 Roger Award for the “worst transnational corporation operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand” has been awarded to the international IAG/State Insurance conglomerate, the organisers...
Powerful quake strikes Vanuatu but tsunami alert dropped
By Bob Makin and BMO News
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu about 1km off Malekula early today, seismologists...
