4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (374+ words) A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), at a depth of 10 kilometres, about 381 kilometres southwest of Mueang Satun district in Satun province. People in Phuket reported feeling the tremor, with reports that lights shook and a building…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (284+ words) Workers building the Futatsumori Tunnel interfered with equipment used to measure the water content of concrete on three occasions, making the readings appear to meet the required standard, Japan’s railway construction authority said on Tuesday (July 21). The tunnel is being…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) A magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck Vietnam on Tuesday (July 14), but there were no reports of damage or tremors being felt in Thailand, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. The Earthquake Observation Division said the quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (726+ words) Thailand has gained a new place on the global dinosaur map after researchers identified a new species of long-necked sauropod from Kalasin province, a discovery that adds fresh weight to the scientific importance of the Northeast’s fossil-rich landscape. The dinosaur…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) Venezuela was struck by powerful back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday evening, shaking the capital Caracas, damaging buildings and briefly triggering tsunami alerts across parts of the Caribbean. The US Geological Survey reported that the first quake had a magnitude of 7.1, with…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (486+ words) Thailand may be one step closer to identifying another dinosaur species after officials began examining a fossil found in Sakon Nakhon, believed to be from a large carnivorous dinosaur and estimated to be around 130 million years old. The Mineral Resources…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (267+ words) A mild earthquake was detected in Myanmar early on June 12, close to Thailand’s northern region, according to the Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorological Department. The department reported that the quake occurred at 4.05am. It measured magnitude 2.5 and had its…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (430+ words) Japan ended a tsunami advisory on Monday (8 June) afternoon after a major earthquake off the Philippine island of Mindanao prompted warnings across a broad section of the country’s Pacific coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the advisory at 9.05am on Monday,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (200+ words) Thailand detected two consecutive micro-earthquakes on the morning of Friday (May 29), according to the Earthquake Observation Division under the Thai Meteorological Department. The two small earthquakes were recorded in Phayao and Chiang Rai provinces. Details of the incidents, in chronological…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (396+ words) Scientists are warning that global warming could add a new and under-recognised layer of risk to earthquake-prone coastal regions, as rising sea levels and more powerful storms increase pressure on faults beneath the Earth’s surface. The deeper concern raised by…...