Australia confirmed a marine tsunami threat to Lord Howe Island, a marine reserve more than 700 kilometres (450 miles) northeast of Sydney, but said evacuations were not necessary.

New Zealand authorities early on Thursday urged residents along its northern coast to avoid beaches and shore areas after a strong earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the Pacific.

A 7.7 magnitude undersea earthquake struck the South Pacific region on Thursday, triggering a brief tsunami warning for Australia and New Zealand that was cancelled, with no immediate reports of ...

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

Over one million people were evacuated from Chile’s coast after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia triggered tsunami warnings in multiple countries in the Pacific.

Authorities believe the nation is now "much better prepared" to deal with a tsunami than it was two decades ago, but community awareness is low.

A massive underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga has sent shockwaves more than 4000km, while tsunami alerts have been issued for most of Australia’s east coast.

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.

More information: Ryo Yamaguchi et al, The complex rupture evolution of the long and slow, tsunamigenic 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquake, Scientific Reports (2025).