CANBERRA, Australia -- A powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea late Tuesday evening, triggering a tsunami alert for coastal areas up to 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away. The U.S. Geological ...

SYDNEY -- A powerful earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to warn that hazardous tsunami waves could affect some coastlines in the Pacific ...

A strong 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering warnings of hazardous tsunami waves. The shallow quake occurred around ...

SYDNEY—A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a small tsunami and frightening locals near the epicenter, but prompting no reports of damage or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck near Lae, the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, the U.S.

Strong tremors were felt around the eastern Indonesian region of Papua, after an earthquake hit the region at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT) on August 12. According to the United States Geological Survey, ...

The quake struck in the ocean about 45 kilometers east of Papua New Guinea's New Ireland island. According to CNN, citing the US Geological Survey, the quake struck in the ocean about 45 kilometers ...

Chile, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, often known as Tahiti, Japan, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Midway Islands, Palmyra Island, Peru, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands should be on alert for ...

Parts of Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. West Coast remain at risk for tsunami waves after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake – the sixth-largest in recorded history – struck Russia.Video above: How scientists ...