New Delhi: The Government of India extends immediate relief assistance of USD 200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of Tsunami, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Tuesday. “As a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and as […]
Hyderabad: In the early hours of Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Flores Sea in Indonesia, roughly 4,300 km away from the Bay of Bengal. Within minutes of Indonesia issuing a local Tsunami warning, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences (INCOIS), the Hyderabad-based Indian tsunami warning agency issued a […]
A video footage showed sea waters with the height of less than one metre entering coastal areas in Maluku Tengah district, triggering panic among residents.
The magnitude 8.1 quake struck the Kermadec Islands region. It forced thousands of people to evacuate in New Zealand but did not appear to pose a widespread threat to lives or major infrastructure.
Wellington: A powerful undersea earthquake struck north of New Zealand on Wednesday evening, prompting tsunami warnings in parts of the region. The US Geological Agency said the magnitude 7.7 quake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) southeast of the Loyalty Islands. The shaking was not expected to cause significant damage or […]
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval to a memorandum of understanding on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between National Centre of Meteorology (NCM)