KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was detected in New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 4.56 this morning.

TAIPEI, April 7 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 6.01 pm Sunday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), as reported by the Central News Agency (CNA).

HUALIEN, April 5 — A helicopter plucked to safety on Thursday six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years, and rescue workers reached 400 people cut off in a hotel in a mountainous national park by air, and confirmed all were safe.

TAIPEI, April 4 — A total of 41 people inside Taroko National Park were unaccounted for for more than 29 hours, since a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan on Wednesday morning.

TOKYO, April 4 — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted northeastern Japan around Thursday noon, the country’s weather agency said, with no tsunami warning issued.

HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 4 — The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with 42 workers on their way to a hotel in a national park still missing.

TAIPEI, April 3 — World leaders and officials from several governments have expressed solidarity and offered assistance to Taiwan after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the country's eastern coast on Wednesday morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 shocked Taiwan on Wednesday, triggering several countries to issue tsunami warnings and advise people to stay away from coastal areas.

TAIPEI, April 3 — A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, killing one person, injuring dozens and sparking a tsunami warning for southern Japan and the Philippines that was later lifted.

TOKYO, April 3 — Japan issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas near the southern prefecture of Okinawa after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami warning early this morning.

ISTANBUL, March 24 — Papua New Guinea was hit with a magnitude 6.9 earthquake Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

KANAZAWA (JAPAN), Feb 2 — More than 14,000 people remained evacuated Thursday, one month after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, as local governments rush to prepare temporary housing while logistics continued to be disrupted.

TOKYO, Jan 10 — A tsunami measuring about three metres high reached Japan's Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa prefecture following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on New Year's Day, according to the plant's operator,  Xinhua reported.

TOKYO, Jan 6 — The death toll has risen to 100 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, amid fears of escalating casualties despite intensified rescue and search efforts, reported Xinhua.

BANGKOK, Jan 4 — Asean is ready to extend its assistance to relief efforts following the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan 1.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan verified none of the Malaysians residing in Japan were affected by the earthquake in the Niigata prefecture and the aircraft mishap at the Haneda airport which occurred this week.

TOKYO, Jan 3 — One day after the collision between a Japanese passenger plane and a coastguard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, the country's transportation authorities have begun investigating the cause of the accident, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

WAJIMA, January 2 — A powerful earthquake which hit Japan on New Year's Day killed at least 48 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures today to reach isolated areas, where many people are feared trapped under toppled buildings.

TOKYO, Jan 2 — Five Japan Coast Guard crew were killed following the collision between their aircraft and a Japan Airlines aeroplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, reported Xinhua quoting local media today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, expressed sympathies to the people of Japan in the Ishikawa region that was struck by an earthquake yesterday.