7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Drake Passage between South America, Antarctica; tsunami alert issued for ChileA strong earthquake hit Drake Passage this morning. The earthquake measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. The United States Geological Survey r...
22 Aug, 2025, 08.53 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Russia's Kuril Islands, no tsunami threatA magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the Kuril Islands in Russia on Sunday. The German Research Center for Geosciences initially reported a magni...
03 Aug, 2025, 11.33 AM IST
Landlocked North Dakota, 1500 miles away from Pacific coast, searches for tsunami warning after massive earthquake jolts Russia’s Kamchatka; here’s what authorities sayFollowing a massive earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, tsunami warnings and advisories were issued across the Pacific, impacting...
30 Jul, 2025, 09.54 AM IST
Disaster resilience requires innovative finance: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlights the importance of strong disaster early warning systems. Coastal regions face great risk from clima...
07 Jun, 2025, 03.31 PM IST
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Panama-Colombia borderIn Panama, civil protection agency Sinaproc said there had been no immediate reports of damages and they were monitoring the situation.
25 May, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - EMSCThe quake was at a depth of 183 km (113.71 miles), the EMSC said. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after t...
04 Mar, 2023, 12.46 PM IST
Argentina quake of magnitude 6.8 shakes homes, buildings; no injuries reportedPosts on social media showed many homes and buildings shaking, with the seismic activity leaving cracks in roads, while glass bottles fell ...
19 Jan, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
India in the forefront in handling climate change: Harsh VardhanHarsh Vardhan also cited the example of the country taking the initiative in launching the international solar alliance.
22 Dec, 2018, 07.11 PM IST
China says India's tsunami warning system in SCS can be part of existing mechanism"Strengthening the tsunami early warning research conforms to the interests of all parties," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in response ...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.44 PM IST
India plans tsunami warning system for South China Sea, as does ChinaChina's tsunami warning centre in the region was expected to start trial operations this year, its official news agency, Xinhua, reported f...
24 May, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
India's weather prediction capability matches with the best: Harsh VardhanIndia's capabilities for weather prediction match with the best countries in the world, Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences...
15 Jan, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
- We need to understand the earth better: Earth scientist Harsh K Gupta
Eminent earth scientist Dr Harsh K Gupta raised a concern about the changing global environment but has said it was necessary to know for s...
07 Jan, 2014, 07.38 PM IST
India building Tsunami warning system in the South China SeaWith an aim of avoiding a repeat of the 2004 catastrophe, India is building a tsunami early warning system in the South China Sea, which is...
16 Oct, 2013, 05.37 PM IST
- India has effective system to issue Tsunami alerts: Official
India has put in place an effective system to issue Tsunami alerts after the catastrophe had hit country in 2004, a senior government offic...
13 Mar, 2011, 03.15 PM IST
- India's tsunami warning system is in shambles
The chilling visuals of tsunami devastating Japan brought back memories of December 26, 2004 and questions like how good our tsunami alert ...
12 Mar, 2011, 10.54 AM IST
- India unveils tsunami warning system
The tsunami warning centre, which has taken shape at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) , will issue alerts...
15 Oct, 2007, 12.55 PM IST
- Indian tsunami warning system takes shape
India has developed its own tsunami warning system, barely three years after it was caught off guard when the killer sea waves spawned by a...
06 Oct, 2007, 03.34 PM IST