Pacific Ring of Fire

Indonesia on alert after magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Sumatra

Quake Rattles Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, Killing at Least 2 People

Reuters 25/02/2022

The quake did not have the potential to cause...

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Powerful Earthquakes Strike New Zealand in Quick Succession

Praveen Menon 05/03/2021

Scientists said Friday's quakes was caused by tectonic movement...

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At Least 8 Killed and 60 Injured as Earthquake, Aftershocks Strike Philippines

Neil Jerome Morales 27/07/2019

The national disaster agency said it was sending medical...

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Strong Quake Strikes off Philippines, Tsunami Warning Issued Then Withdrawn

Reuters 29/12/2018

There were no reports of casualties or damage from...

Indonesia: Death Toll Rises to 384 After Tsunami and Earthquake

Indonesia: Death Toll Rises to 384 After Tsunami and Earthquake

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Fransiska Nangoy 29/09/2018

Indonesia's meteorological and geophysics agency BMKG issued a tsunami warning after the quake, but...

Spot the ring of fire. Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution

Six Volcanoes That Will be on Volcano Scientists’ Radar in 2018

Ralf Gertisser, Katie Preece and Sylvain Charbonnier 01/01/2018

Three volcanologists were asked what to look out for...

Local residents walk past debris as a wave breaks nearby in Port Vila, the capital city of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu March 14, 2015. Credit: Reuters

Vanuatu Volcano Threatens to Erupt, Thousands Evacuated to Emergency Shelters

Colin Packham 27/09/2017

Vanuatu, a sprawling cluster of more than 80 islands...