Earthquake In Australia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Melbourne in Australia on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said on Wednesday.

A deep earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off the coasts of East Timor and Indonesia on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and Pacific monitoring authorities ruled out the chance of tsunami.

A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning issued for a wide swathe of the South Pacific was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of casualties or excessive damage.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.

New Zealand and Australia joined spectators in observing a minute of silence to mark the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake which left 185 people dead.

The Indian community today mourned the death of avid mountaineer Renu Fotedar, who became the first Australian killed on Mount Everest in the avalanche triggered by the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Nepal.

Asian countries were scrambling on Sunday to locate thousands of their nationals stranded in Nepal after a huge earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation, severing communications and transport links.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will honour the 28 citizens from his country who died in the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake during a visit to New Zealand next week, officials said Friday.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off New Zealand today, but seismologists said it was unlikely to result in damage in the remote area.

The Australian city of Melbourne was hit by a rare earthquake today with residents reporting their houses shook and windows rattled, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude quake struck around 120 kilometers southeast of the Victorian state capital near the town of Moe, at a depth of nine kilom...

Australia has been hit by its biggest earthquake in 15 years, seismologists said on Saturday, rattling a remote part of the desert with local Aboriginals reporting strong shaking but no major damage.

In a sparsely populated ground, thousands of miles from the disaster, cricket fans paused to remember the victims of the Christchurch earthquake at the VCA Stadium here on Friday.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match overshadowed by the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.

A couple of developments over the last 24 hours have added an extra dimension to the Australia-New Zealand game. The first was the decision to make this a one-off game for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, and the other, the extremely saddening news of the earthquake in Christchurch.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said the squad felt his country's hurt as they prepared for a World Cup match against Australia overshadowed by the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Melbourne in Australia on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said on Wednesday.

A deep earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off the coasts of East Timor and Indonesia on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and Pacific monitoring authorities ruled out the chance of tsunami.

A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning issued for a wide swathe of the South Pacific was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of casualties or excessive damage.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.

New Zealand and Australia joined spectators in observing a minute of silence to mark the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake which left 185 people dead.

The Indian community today mourned the death of avid mountaineer Renu Fotedar, who became the first Australian killed on Mount Everest in the avalanche triggered by the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Nepal.

Asian countries were scrambling on Sunday to locate thousands of their nationals stranded in Nepal after a huge earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation, severing communications and transport links.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will honour the 28 citizens from his country who died in the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake during a visit to New Zealand next week, officials said Friday.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off New Zealand today, but seismologists said it was unlikely to result in damage in the remote area.

The Australian city of Melbourne was hit by a rare earthquake today with residents reporting their houses shook and windows rattled, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude quake struck around 120 kilometers southeast of the Victorian state capital near the town of Moe, at a depth of nine kilom...

Australia has been hit by its biggest earthquake in 15 years, seismologists said on Saturday, rattling a remote part of the desert with local Aboriginals reporting strong shaking but no major damage.

In a sparsely populated ground, thousands of miles from the disaster, cricket fans paused to remember the victims of the Christchurch earthquake at the VCA Stadium here on Friday.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match overshadowed by the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.

A couple of developments over the last 24 hours have added an extra dimension to the Australia-New Zealand game. The first was the decision to make this a one-off game for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, and the other, the extremely saddening news of the earthquake in Christchurch.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said the squad felt his country's hurt as they prepared for a World Cup match against Australia overshadowed by the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.