MANILA, Philippines —The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is urging the public and private sectors to join the nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday afternoon. The Fourth Quarter Nationwide ...

On Thursday, two days after Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu, was hit by a deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake with numerous aftershocks, residents were told to prepare for heavy rains that ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has recommended the inclusion of tsunami drills into the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) following the series of earthquakes offshore Ilocos Sur.

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Witnesses in Vanuatu recounted the moment a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the South Pacific island ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines ...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated 116,000 people, around one-third of the country's population, had been affected by the earthquake. The tropical island nation ...