#tectonic

Collection of tectonic news, found 362 news.

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake jolts Saumlaki

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted West Southeast Maluku District (MTB) town of Saumlaki ...

Rp 39.38 bln to rebuild quake-hit W Sumatra schools

The government has allocated Rp39.38 billion in funds to reconstruct 179 school buildings in West Sumatra destroyed ...

6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Malang

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Malang district in East Java at 7.17 am local time on ...

Bengkulu shocked by quakes 124 times in four months

Bengkulu and its surroundings had in the last four months been shocked by 124 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.2 to ...

6.6-magnitude quake hits off New Zealand: USGS

A strong 6.6-magnitude undersea earthquake hit off the northeast coast of New Zealand on Tuesday, the US Geological ...

Rare quake rocks Australia's barrier reef coast

Australia`s Barrier Reef district was rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday, but laid-back locals ...

Tokyo Disneyland reopens five weeks after quake

Five weeks after Japan`s quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis struck, Tokyo Disneyland threw open its doors again Friday, ...

Deep 6.4-magnitude quake strikes Fiji region: USGS

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Fiji region on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was ...

Maluku not suitable for PLTN

The geographical location of Maluku province at the meeting of the Pacific, Australian and Euroasian continental ...

Gas more effective energy source than nuclear : official

The use of gas energy is still far more effective than energy from a nuclear power plant, acting head of Southwest ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

Maluku needs more tsunami warning sirens

The eastern province of Maluku is in need of more tsunami warning sirens as the region is prone to earthquakes. ...

North Sulawesi one of RI`s earthquake-prone regions

North Sulawesi province is one of Indonesia`s earthquake-prone regions as geographically it is surrounded by a number ...

Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS

Japan`s recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight ...

Strong 6.6 quake hits Papua New Guinea

A remote region of Papua New Guinea was rattled by a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake Thursday, seismologists said, but ...