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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicTsunami alert

Topic: Tsunami alert

6.9 magnitude earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisories issued

No abnormalities were reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, both nearest to the quake site.

Death toll in Japan earthquake reaches 30, rescue teams continue search for survivors

Thousands of army personnel, firefighters and police officers from across the country have been dispatched to the worst-hit area in the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.

7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines, tsunami alerts issued in Philippines and Japan

Philippines seismology agency says tsunami waves could hit the country by midnight local time and continue for hours.

Risk of Tsunami in South Pacific passes after magnitude 7.7 quake hits New Caledonia

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center previously issued a caution on possibility of waves ranging up to 1 metre above the tide level across 26 locations in the South Pacific.

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Japan’s Fukushima, triggers tsunami warning

The earthquake, which also disrupted power in parts of Tokyo, struck at around 11:36 pm local time, Japan's meteorological agency said.

Pak tribal leader says militants bombing schools are ‘fed’ by the State

Here's what's happening across the border: A false tsunami alert rocks Karachi; UK extends help to Pakistan to move out of FATF's grey list. 

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Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

Amid supply crunch, govt offers 10% additional commercial LPG to states. But there’s a condition

India faces LPG shortage amid supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz closure due to prolonged West Asia conflict.

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.