11/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK expressed Argentina's 'solidarity and condolences' for Japan

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner expressed “solidarity and condolences” from the national government and the Argentine public to Japan, in light of the tragic earthquake and tsunami which took place today.

07/12/2012 | World

Strong quake hits off Japan near Fukushima

06/02/2013 | World

Tsunami kills at least five in Solomons after big Pacific quake

A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands today and triggered evacuations across the South Pacific as island nations issued tsunami alerts.

14/03/2012 | World

6.8 magnitude earthquake rattles northern Japan

A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan today, causing small tsunami at the Pacific coastline though no damage or injury was reported.

29/08/2012 | World

Japan's gov't says tsunami could kill 320,000

An earthquake as big as the one that jolted northern Japan last year could kill more than 320,000 people if it happened off central and western Japan, though the probability of such an occurrence is extremely low, the Japanese government said.

31/08/2012 | World

Major quake off Philippines causes panic but minor damage

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines today killing one person, damaging roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami, a politician and authorities said.

02/09/2011 | World

7.1 magnitude quake strikes off Alaska

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck today in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, the US Geological Survey reported, prompting a tsunami warning for a portion of Alaska's coast.

10/01/2012 | World

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Sumatra, calming local residents who had earlier fled their houses to higher ground.

11/03/2012 | World

Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with aftermath

With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marked on Sunday one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation's leaders. 

31/07/2011 | World

Strong earthquake reported in Papua New Guinea

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

01/08/2011 | World

Strong quake jolts central Japan, no tsunami alert

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted central and eastern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but it did not issue a tsunami alert.

20/08/2011 | World

Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Vanuatu in Pacific

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey reported today.

21/05/2011 | World

China and South Korea leaders visit Fukushima

Chinese and South Korean leaders chatted with evacuees and tasted local produce in Japan's battered northeast, in a show of support for a nation struggling with a humanitarian and nuclear crisis set off by a deadly earthquake and tsunami in March.

06/07/2011 | World

New Zealand civil defense cancels tsunami warning

New Zealand civil defense authorities canceled a tsunami warning but warned of possible stronger than normal ocean currents around the east coast of the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean north east of the country.

30/07/2011 | World

Strong earthquake jolts northeast Japan, no tsunami

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted northeast Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake, at 3:54 a.m. (1854 GMT Saturday), was also felt in Tokyo.

05/04/2011 | World

Samsung first firm to update market since tsunami

Samsung Electronics is the first major global technology firm updating the market since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, raising uncertainty about the longer-term effects of the disaster on a broad range of manufacturers.

07/04/2011 | World

Aftershock shakes Japan's ruined northeast coast

A major aftershock rocked northeast Japan and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast devastated by last month's massive quake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant.

09/05/2011 | World

Japan to shut nuclear plant on quake fears

Japanese power firm Chubu Electric agreed to shut a nuclear plant until it can be better defended against the type of massive tsunami that in March triggered the worst atomic crisis in 25 years.

27/03/2011 | World

Northern Japan hit by magnitude 6.5 quake, no reports of damage

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake jolted northern Japan, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning that was later lifted.

28/03/2011 | World

Japan finds plutonium at stricken nuclear plant

Plutonium found in soil at the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm over Japan's protracted battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years.

03/04/2011 | World

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after quake off Java

Indonesia's earthquake agency lifted a tsunami warning after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck off Cilacap on the south coast of Java island and caused panic among local residen

17/03/2011 | World

China urges Japan to give swift radiation information

China urged Japan to give the world prompt and accurate information about radiation leaks from a crippled nuclear plant, but said Tokyo had already been giving regular updates to Beijing.

21/03/2011 | World

World Bank sees Japan slowdown as temporary

Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report.

26/03/2011 | World

Tsunami and radiation may sink Japanese fishermen

The tsunami that slammed Japan two weeks ago wiped out homes, businesses and a fishing industry that was the lifeblood for thousands of victims on the northeast coast.

15/03/2011 | World

Foreign firms launch Japan evacuation plans

Foreign firms set up evacuation plans in Tokyo and parts of northern Japan in a bid to distance staff from a quake-crippled nuclear plant while keeping their businesses running.

16/03/2011 | World

Japan nuclear crisis reaches new levels

16/03/2011 | World

Steps to reduce radiation exposure

People remain worried about sudden exposure to large volumes of airborne radiation. Here are some measures people can take to protect themselves from identified radiation sources, provided by the World Health Organisation and the World Nuclear Association:

11/03/2011 | World

American Pacific coast on alert over Japan tsunami

After a massive Tsunami hit Japan, warnings have been extended to a long list of countries over the possibility of a similar disastrous experience. Among the countries at risk are Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and the United States (with focus on Hawaii).

11/03/2011 | World

Japan warns of radiation leak from quake-hit plant

Japan warned of a possible radiation leak as authorities battled to contain rising pressure at two nuclear plants damaged by a massive earthquake, and were moving tens of thousands of residents in the area out of harm's way.

15/03/2011 | World

Reactor fire deepens Japan's multiple crises

21/12/2010 | World

Quake jolts Japan islands, tsunami warning downgraded

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 jolted islands in the Pacific southeast of mainland Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami warning for Ogasawara islands, about 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo, was downgraded to an advisory after small tsunami waves hit the islands.

11/03/2011 | World

Japan on nuclear alert after tsunami, death toll estimates high

11/03/2011 | World

Tsunami grazes US West Coast, thousands evacuate

Thousands of people fled their homes along the California coast as a tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan began hitting the US West Coast after rolling through Hawaii.

05/09/2012 | Latin America

Powerful quake hits Costa Rica, two dead

A powerful earthquake rocked Costa Rica, killing at least two people, sparking landslides, knocking down buildings, and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

20/05/2013 | Latin America

Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile today, the US Geological Survey said, but Chilean emergency authorities said they saw no prospect that the tremor would generate a tsunami.

12/02/2011 | Latin America

Quake shakes central Chile but no damage reported

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled central Chile on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, striking close to a zone hit by a devastating quake a year ago and shaking the capital Santiago, but there were no reports of damage.

12/03/2011 | Latin America

Latin American countries begin to lift tsunami alerts

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, officially recalled the tsunami alert for the country last night. He stated that for today, all six coastal provinces which had been on alert following the Japan earthquake, be lifted.

12/03/2011 | Latin America

Piñera lifts tsunami alert for most of Chile

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera informed the public that the tsunami alert continues; however only for the Northern part of Chile, following the earthquake which hit Japan yesterday.

05/04/2012 | Sports

US Coast Guard to scuttle Japanese tsunami ship

The US Coast Guard opened fire on a derelict Japanese fishing vessel washed out to sea by last year's devastating tsunami in a bid to sink it and eliminate a threat to navigation, a spokesman for the agency said.

12/03/2011 | Entertainment

'Twilight' cast evacuated in tsunami warning

Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and other actors filming the upcoming "Twilight" installment "Breaking Dawn" have been forced to evacuate the Vancouver Island beach area in British Columbia.

15/03/2011 | Entertainment

Clint Eastwood film 'Hereafter' pulled from Japanese cinemas

Warner Bros. film studio has taken afterlife film "Hereafter" out of Japanese cinemas and postponed the release of "The Rite" in that country following last week's devastating earthquake.

18/12/2012 | Entertainment

Naomi Watts pulls off 'The Impossible' to critical acclaim

Days after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, actress Naomi Watts took part in a fundraising telethon spearheaded by George Clooney to help the region's hundreds of thousands of people in 14 nations whose lives were shattered.