Visiting Hilo's Pacific tsunami museum Published: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 "How far is it from here to the nearest evacuation site?" I was rather startled to overhear this query, especially since I was spending this rainy day browsing exhibits at the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. But there was no reason to panic; it was just a tourist's curious question.... Read More

Powerful earthquake rattles northeastern Indonesia Updated: Wed, Feb 20, 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A powerful earthquake rattled northeastern Indonesia on Thursday, briefly triggering a tsunami alert and sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and buildings, officials said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude 6.6 and struck 55 miles beneath the Molucca Sea, the U.S.... Read More

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits northern Japan Updated: Sat, Jun 14, 2008 TOKYO (AP) -- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, triggering a small tsunami that apparently caused no damage, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The agency said the quake hit at 9:21 a.m. off the eastern coast Hokkaido,... Read More

Small Tsunami Waves in Japan After Quake Updated: Tue, Jul 17, 2007 TOKYO (AP) -- A strong quake hit near Sakhalin island in Russia's Far East, reportedly killing one person and triggering small tsunami waves. The temblor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, struck at 11:38 a.m. (10:38 p.m. EDT) near southern Sakhalin, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency. One... Read More

Tsunami Survivors at Risk of Disease Updated: Mon, Apr 2, 2007 MUNDA, Solomon Islands (AP) -- Diarrhea has broken out among children huddled in camps of tsunami survivors in the Solomon Islands, a Red Cross official said Wednesday - the first worrying sign that thousands of people who lost their homes in the waves may be at risk of disease. International aid was... Read More

New Year imminent; Thousands flee Updated: Thu, Dec 30, 2004 TOP HEADLINES of 2004: "Father Time returns for limited engagement" "Humanity fails to plan for own obsolescence" "U.S. reportedly outsources compassion" "Mankind falls from top of food chain" "Beginning of the end, sources say" WEEK IN REVIEW: Scores perish; Leaders squabble In the midst of chaos,... Read More