The threat of a tsunami hitting South Africa’s east coast, although a non-event, has provided a good opportunity to test systems.
A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday 172km east of Atka, Alaska, at a depth of about 40km.
Japan scrambled on Saturday to avert a disastrous meltdown at a nuclear plant damaged when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the coast.
Japan scrambled on Saturday to reduce pressure in two nuclear plants damaged after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck its north-east coast.
The tsunami set off by Japan’s huge earthquake is currently higher than some Pacific islands that it could wash over, the Red Cross warned on Friday.
The biggest quake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the north-east coast on Friday, triggering a 10m tsunami that swept away everything in its path.
Japan was struck by a magnitude-8,8 quake off its north-eastern coast on Friday, triggering a 4m tsunami that washed away cars and tore at buildings.
Scores of people feared dead in Indonesia’s tsunami zone were found alive on Saturday as rescue workers began to reach remote communities.
The death toll from a tsunami that pummelled remote Indonesian islands soared to 343 on Thursday.
The death toll from a tsunami that pummelled remote Indonesian islands soared to 311 on Thursday.
Indonesia struggled on Wednesday to find bodies and survivors after a tsunami smashed into a remote island chain and a volcano erupted.
At least 108 people were killed and more than 500 missing on Tuesday after a tsunami hit a remote Indonesian island chain.
Fearful Chileans camped outside on Sunday in towns shattered by a massive earthquake, as officials struggled to grasp the scale of the damage.
A tiny tsunami hit an island south of Tokyo on Sunday after warnings that waves of more than three metres could batter Japan’s Pacific coast.
Saffron-robed Thai monks chanted and prayed for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Saturday as Asia marked the fifth anniversary of the disaster.
