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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Indonesia's Sumba Island; no tsunami warning or reports of damage, casualties
• 6 years agoA strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
Bali's Mount Agung volcanic eruption: Indonesian volcano last erupted in 1963, killing nearly 1,500 people
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThousands of tourists were stranded at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport, with 280 flights cancelled, and some 15,700 passengers affected after the Mount Agung volcano erupted, a thick plume of ash and smoke shooting thousands of metres into the sky on Thursday.
Bali international airport shut due to volcanic eruption; 48 flights cancelled, over 8,000 passengers affected by disruption
• 7 years agoBali closed its international airport following a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island that sent thick smoke and ash billowing 2,000 metres into the air, an official said on Friday.
Powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea; no reports of damage
• 7 years agoA powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, disrupts communications, oil and gas operations
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe quake hit Papua New Guinea's mountainous interior and US scientists said there was no tsunami threat.
600 evacuated as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts; no loss of life reported
• 7 years agoSome 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and spewed a "continuous plume" of ash, officials and reports said on Sunday.
Bali volcano spews smokes, leaves tourists stranded after cancellation and delay of dozens of flights
• 7 years agoA volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sent plumes of grey smoke and steam thousands of metres into the air for the third day in a week on Sunday.
Earthquake measuring 6.4 on Richter Scale hits Fiji; no tsunami warnings issued
• 8 years agoA strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Fiji on Saturday, United Sates seismologists said, but it was considerably deep and there were no reports of damage or injury.
6.0-magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines, no casualties reported
• 9 years agoA strong earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines on Sunday, briefly panicking residents, the government volcanology office said.