M 5.6 in Tonga on 26 Dec 2018 14:11 UTC

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Tonga EARTHQUAKE: Panic as Pacific islands hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the coast of Tonga just three days after a violent 6.4 shook...

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 19:16:00 +0100express (en)

The earthquake struck at just past 2pm today local time. The epicentre was roughly 151 km north of Neiafu, the second largest town in Tonga with a population of around 6,000. No tsunami warning has been issued but aftershocks are possible. Local authorities are instructing individuals to prepare for....

Comentarios sobre Catástrofes en Indonesia: la conexión entre erupciones volcánicas y tsunamis

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:53:00 +010020minutos (es)

No es casualidad que el término tsunami proceda de la unión de las palabras japonesas tsu (puerto o bahía) y nami (ola), pues el país nipón conoce de primera mano los efectos de esta catástrofe natural, consistente en una ola gigante que arrasa todo a su paso.

Schools on Andaman coast on alert with regular drills

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:31:00 +0100nationmultimedia (en)

Originating in Indonesia and spreading through the Indian Ocean, the giant 2004 wave destroyed the fishing village of Ban Nam Khem, wrecked the school and killed as many as 4,000 Phang Nga residents. In Thailand alone, the death toll rose to above 5,000. Across the region it took more than 200,000 lives.

Alerta por posible megaterremoto en Anillo de Fuego

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 00:41:00 +0100diariodemorelos (es)

Desde el pasado domingo hasta el martes en la zona del Cinturón de Fuego del Pacífico o Anillo de Fuego se produjeron 69 Eso ha provocado que aumente el temor de que ocurra el llamado gran terremoto en California y la costa oeste de Estados Unidos. Te puede interesar: Se registran sismos en Oaxaca,....

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