pacific ring of fire

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred on the morning of May 27 shook sparsely populated areas, including the islands of Kao and Tofua.

The Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology said that on April 12, the Taal volcano south of the country's capital Manila erupted a 2,400m high column of steam.

Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and regularly exposed to earthquakes, Taiwan is carefully prepared to respond to this type of natural disaster.

A group of students in Indonesia has successfully built a device that uses high-frequency ultrasound to help search for earthquake victims.

On July 16, a 6.1-magnitude seabed earthquake occurred in the southern Indonesian island of Bali.

The victims died when buildings collapsed during an earthquake at a depth of 10km this morning off the island of Java and Bali.

AFP quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying the magnitude of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake was 82km deep.

Scientists evaluate earthquake strength based on the intensity and duration of seismic waves, according to Sun.

Seven people were killed and two were in danger after the Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupted on May 21.

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has just occurred in the waters of the island nation of Vanuatu, off the Pacific Ocean, without a tsunami warning.