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Strong earthquake strikes New Britain Region in Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby, April 5, 2025: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea early Saturday.

7.0-magnitude quake hits Tonga

Suva, March 31: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 79 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga, at 1:18 local time on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

Three earthquakes shake Indonesia, one death reported in North Sumatra

Jakarta, March 18: Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and two earlier quakes in Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.

Volcanic eruption temporarily closes Frans Xavier Seda Airport in Indonesia

Jakarta, Feb 26: Frans Xavier Seda Airport in Indonesia's eastern province of East Nusa Tenggara was temporarily closed on Wednesday following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores, according to the flight navigation service AirNav Indonesia.

Earthquake of magnitude 6 jolts Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, February 24: An earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter Scale jolted Santa Cruz, a statement by the National Center for Seismology stated on Monday.

6.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan

Tokyo, January 13: An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on Richter Scale jolted Japan on Monday, National Center for Seismology reported.

Mount Ibu in Indonesia's North Maluku erupts, flight alert issued

Jakarta, Jan 7: Mount Ibu, located in Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province, erupted on Tuesday, prompting the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation to issue a flight alert.