The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

A volcano on Flores Island in Indonesia woke up island residents early Friday when the latest eruptive episode sent ash and ...

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has said that the 7.6-magnitude earthquake recorded in the ...

The National Police Agency lists 2,520 victims of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster as missing, and they cannot be added to the official death toll until their bodies are found and identified.

Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and ...

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There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Authorities are monitoring the situation, and further details ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is providing training to communities in mitigating or reducing the impact of tsunamis through the ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says Japanese coasts will not see any tsunami possibly triggered by a large volcanic eruption ...

The volcano eruption spewed ash column 8,000 metres (26,200 feet) high, prompting authorities to expand the danger zone ...

according to the Indonesian government. The tsunami also forced a reckoning about the preparedness of coastal communities around the Indian Ocean basin. At the time of the earthquake, there was no ...

A huge volcanic eruption has been observed on the Indonesian island of Flores but no significant tidal anomalies have been ...