A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra early this morning, killing a 12-year-old boy and causing people to rush to the streets in panic.
This information was given at the International Conference 'Danger of earthquakes, tsunamis and early warning systems in the Asia-Pacific region
Japan yesterday approved the first nuclear reactor to resume operations after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The 6m high tsunami pouring into Da Nang is the scenario expected to respond to disaster prepared by the Steering Committee of ST-11 in Da Nang at the afternoon of August 3.
Toyko Electric Company (TEPCO) said yesterday it recorded a record high radiation level at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
Last March earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused a nuclear disaster that made Cesi (Cs) radioactive material quite high in Fukushima prefecture and surrounding areas.
At 11:55 am 25 seconds (Hanoi time) on June 13, in the area of Yen Hung district (Quang Ninh) a small earthquake occurred.
Two powerful 7.0 richter earthquakes rocked northeastern Myanmar, close to Thailand and Laos, in less than a minute on March 24.
Recent seismic attacks in the Philippines and Taiwan have not affected Vietnam, but experts warn that if there are strong earthquakes in the Philippines, we need to be alert to the
While Japan is racing against the heavy consequences of the earthquake and tsunami, a volcano in the south works again.