Twenty years after the Indian Ocean catastrophe that claimed more than 230,000 lives, disaster planners believe Australia is "much better prepared" for future tsunamis. But there are concerns the ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has added Australia to its advisory after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Russia. The earthquake hit east-southeast of Kamchatka in Russia ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The epicenter was in the Indian Ocean 2,069 kilometers (1,283 ...

President Joko Widodo was staying overnight at a hotel in Medan in North Sumatra and was safe, palace officials said. A Medan resident said he didn't feel the quake. Indonesia, Australia issue tsunami ...

The Australian High Commission in Apia confirmed today that a ... office to provide housing assistance to residents displaced after Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami, American Samoa Governor Togiola ...

Indonesia lies strategically between the Asian and Australian continents along the boundary of the Pacific Ocean. This area ...