Earthquake

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit the Valparaiso city of Chile which did not trigger a tsunami alert.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 17, 2012

Five people were killed and several injured when dozens of tornadoes hit the American midwest - specifically the states of Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas.

Simi John Apr 16, 2012

Two mild tremors were felt in India, measuring 4.5 and 4.9 on the Richter scale, in the west Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, officials confirmed.

Simi John Apr 14, 2012

Top Five Deadliest Earthquakes in History of the World

Darshana Sugathan Apr 12, 2012

Residents of Aceh province, Indonesia, are recovering from prospect of tsunami after 8.7 and 8.2 quakes off coast.

Jamie Lewis Apr 12, 2012

Second earthquake in 24 hours hits Mexico but no casualties or damage reported.

Ewan Palmer Apr 12, 2012

The world breathed a sigh of relief after the tsunami warning that was issued in the wake of an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday evening was lifted.

Simi John Apr 12, 2012

Tsunami warnings were issued by the governments concerned, yet the giant waves did not arise. Why?

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2012

Phuket international airport closed after tsunami alert and travellers from UK airports to Thailand urged to check their flights.

Shane Croucher Apr 11, 2012

Two powerful quakes of magnitude more than 8 each struck Aceh province in the Southeast Asian nation Indonesia, one of the places sitting on the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' region. But what is Pacific Ring of Fire?

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2012

David Cameron has pledged Britain's support to Indonesia after a massive earthquake struck the Aceh province during his visit to the south-east Asian country.

Vishnuprasad S Apr 11, 2012

Tsunami warnings lifted completely for all at-risk countries in Indian Ocean.

Geetha Pillai Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake: Latest Pictures, Video from the Scene

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia Earthquake 8.7 Magnitude and Tsunami Warnings: Latest Updates [VIDEO]

Chandrashekar Srinivasan Apr 11, 2012

Phuket Airport in Thailand is closed after tsunami warning was issued, according to a new report.

Akshaya B S Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia Earthquake 8.7 Magnitude: Horrible Memories of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Re-Surface [SLIDESHOW]

Sarmistha Acharya Apr 11, 2012

Quake Aftershock of 6.5 Hits Indonesia, Minutes After the 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

New tsunami warnings issued after a strong aftershock with a magnitude of 8.2 hit the western coast of Indonesia.

Geetha Pillai Apr 11, 2012

As the Indonesian authorities certainly believe this earthquake has the potential to cause a devastating tsunami, here is a good reason why.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2012

India has issued a tsunami alert to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after strong tremors were felt in different cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake - First Twitter Reactions [VIDEO]

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

UK's Diego Garcia on 28-country warning list after undersea earthquake strikes.

Darshana Sugathan Apr 11, 2012

Indonesia Earthquake 2012 Live Coverage

Binayak Khatri Apr 11, 2012

Huge earthquake triggers tsunami warning across Indian Ocean region.

Ewan Palmer Apr 11, 2012

A new study has shown that eruptions of magnetic field and charged particles also cause sunquakes

Sangeetha Seshagiri Apr 08, 2012

Japan is going through a period of very hard choices which the current Prime Minister of its coalition government Yoshihiko Noda, is pressing the Diet, Japan's Parliament, to address. On 30 March 2012, Prime Minister Noda submitted laws to double the present sales tax of five per cent, proposing a rise to eight per cent in April 2014 and then to 10 per cent in April 2015. His determination, if necessary, to stake his Government's survival on these laws being passed by the Diet was made pl...

Graeme Mackay Apr 02, 2012

Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward points to natural catastrophes such as heavy floods in Thailand and Japan's Tohoku earthquake leading to massive claims.

Nicholas Edmondson Mar 28, 2012

The reactor has been shut for maintenance.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Mar 26, 2012

One dead and two injured after quake sparks coastal evacuation.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Mar 26, 2012

The ship was discovered by patrolling aircraft and did not pose any environmental danger.

praveen narayan Mar 25, 2012