Page-2 of Pacific Ring of Fire Current Affairs, GK & News
7.5 magnitude Earth Quake hits Russia; 0.3m high Tsunami Waves expected
On March 25, 2020, 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Pacific. The quake was 37 miles deep and stuck the eastern Kuril Islands of Russia. Highlights The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has warned hazardous Tsunami waves n the coasts of the Kuril Islands. However, the waves are to be less than 30 centimetres in high. Kuril ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • Natural Disasters • Pacific Ring of Fire • Ring of Fire • Russia • Tsunami • Tsunami warning system
Mount Sinabung Volcano erupts in Sumatra Island
Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia. Eruption resulted in column of thick ash being spread seven km high to southeast and south of crater. Key Highlights Warning: Local residents living along rivers near volcano’s crater were advised to be on alert for possible lava flows. National Volcanology Agency of Indonesia urged ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Composite Volcano • Indonesia • Karo district of North Sumatra • Lake Toba Supervolcano • Mt. Sinabung • No-Go Zone • Pacific Ring of Fire • Pleistocene-to-Holocene • Stratovolcano • Sumatra Island • Sunda Arc • Volcanic Eruption
Indonesia hit by Volcanic Tsunami
On 22nd December 2018, Indonesia was hit by a Tsunami. As the giant tsunami waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java, at least 281 people were killed and 1,016 were injured. About Tsunami Tsunami refers to a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Anak Krakatau • Indonesia • Pacific Ring of Fire • Tsunami • Volcanic Tsunami of Indonesia