Tsunami news for Brisbane, Australia

Aussie coast at risk from NZ quake 29 December 2004
Sydney is to the alpine fault as Sri Lanka is to the earthquake that has ... would be on the Sydney coastline and then it would diminish towards Brisbane and down ... The Age (subscription),

Aid chief warns of Cholera danger 29 December 2004
Natsios spoke days after a series of ... tsunami waves, triggered by a huge subsea earthquake off the Indonesia island of Sumatra, crashed into almost a ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Aust stocks down on travel, insurers 29 December 2004
...share market opened a little weaker today as falling travel and insurance stocks lost some ground in the wake of Sunday's deadly earthquake and devastating ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Couple scooted to safety 29 December 2004
...on the door. 'Earthquake! Earthquake!' We rushed up, grabbed our wallets and passports and valuables and ran downstairs. "By that ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tsunami tragedy: Your appeals 29 December 2004
We haven't had any information about them since the earthquake. ... who was on holiday in Sri Lanka, His name is Nathan Condi and he is from Brisbane in Queensland ... CNN

Indian ATP event to go ahead 29 December 2004
Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu state where some 4500 people died in Sunday's giant waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian coast. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Test team donates prizemoney 29 December 2004
...cricket team has donated its winning prizemoney from the Boxing Day Test to the disaster relief funds of the South-East Asian tsunami and earthquake victims. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

2001 author loses diving school 29 December 2004
...in August 1883, following the eruption of Krakatoa in roughly the same part of the Indian Ocean.� He was referring to the submarine earthquake in the Indian ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Stocks remain weaker at lunch 29 December 2004
The earthquake, which measured nine on the Richter Scale affected Sri Lanka, southern India, the Maldives, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and East Africa ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Toll rises to 63,114 29 December 2004
THE ... toll from the Asian tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia, rose to 63,114 people, government and health officials said. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

US sends aircraft carrier, planes 29 December 2004
Logistical problems hampered a massive humanitarian relief operation along Asia's devastated shores as the ... toll from a huge earthquake and deadly tidal ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

$29m in aid from Gulf states 29 December 2004
THREE Gulf states announced today that they are sending a total of $US22 million ($29 million) in aid to the victims of a massive earthquake in Asia that ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Wave toll could reach 100,000 29 December 2004
THE ... toll from the massive tsunamis unleashed by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean could reach more than 100,000, the head of Italy's civil emergency ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Size of claim bill unknown: QBE 29 December 2004
AUSTRALIA'S QBE Insurance Group Ltd said today it could not yet estimate how high claims will be in the wake of the tsunami that has devastated coastal regions ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Keelty defends tsunami response 29 December 2004
AUSTRALIAN Government and emergency services responded to the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster as quickly as possible, Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Discount flyers go for gold Dec 28, 2004
...the most popular flights were to the Gold Coast, followed by Brisbane and the ... In a client advisory issued before Sunday's earthquake, Mr Smith wrote: "Our key ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

On this day 27 December 2004
1934 – Australia and England begin the first women's cricket Test in Brisbane. ... 1974 – Earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale destroys villages in ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Burma tsunami toll at 90 Dec 28, 2004
THE ... toll in Burma from tsunamis unleashed by a massive Asian earthquake had risen to 90 and was expected to increase further, the UN said today. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Mini-tsunami reaches New Zealand 27 December 2004
...surges of between 10 and 30 centimetres lapped the country's western coast 17 hours after the tsunamis were triggered by a massive earthquake off Indonesia on ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Waves ... 18,706 Sri Lankans Dec 28, 2004
The tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, which sent waves up to 10 metres high crashing onto Sri Lanka's eastern and southern ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Aussies describe devastation 26 December 2004
The most powerful earthquake recorded in 40 years, it set off a series of ... Rohan Sanderson, from Brisbane, has been keeping track of all foreigners admitted to ... NEWS.com.au,

Fresh quake hits Nicobar Islands 27 December 2004
..."An earthquake hit the Nicobar Islands north of Sumatra at ... "We cannot tell whether it would trigger a new tidal wave, but the earthquake was felt in Phuket.". ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tsunami jolts sharemarkets 27 December 2004
INTERNATIONAL markets slipped yesterday as wary investors assessed the economic toll of the devastating Asian earthquake. Every ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Earthquake shakes Indonesia 25 December 2004
AN earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with residents reporting damage and possible ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Huge earthquake wreaks havoc 25 December 2004
A HUGE earthquake rocked Indonesia today, unleashing tidal waves and flash floods across Asia that swamped coastal areas and displaced thousands. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Russia offers earthquake aid 26 December 2004
RUSSIA today said it would take part in international relief efforts after the devastating earthquake off northwestern Indonesia triggered giant tidal waves ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Panic, pain, relief: tale of two airports 27 December 2004
Travellers returning to Brisbane on flights from Bangkok described how high-rise ... hit and ... at least 430 people following a massive undersea earthquake. ... NEWS.com.au,

Quake upgraded to 9.0 26 December 2004
THE US Geological Survey today said the earthquake that sparked huge tidal waves in the Indian Ocean measured 9.0 on the open-ended Richter scale, making it ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Insurers weather wave cost 27 December 2004
He added that much of the damage appeared to be either uninsured or was water rather than earthquake damage, which would cost less to repair. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Sympathy, aid offered to victims 26 December 2004
The Queen said she was "deeply saddened to learn of the dreadful situation in Asia following this morning's (yesterday AEDT) earthquake". ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

More ... reported in Maldives 26 December 2004
...officials said today. Another 51 were said to be missing after the tsunamis, triggered by an earthquake off Indonesia. A special ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Waves ... 50 in Africa Dec 28, 2004
SOMALIA and tourist paradise Seychelles appealed for aid today after heavy seas whipped up by the Asian earthquake ... at least 50 people thousands of ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Indonesia toll could hit 10,000 27 December 2004
The wall of water up to 10 metres high that followed a massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast ... more than 22,000 people across Asia. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Region keeps its disaster record Dec 28, 2004
The first reference point is the earthquake that rocked the Japanese port city of Kobe in August 1995, ripping $US95 billion from the national economy. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Relief fund donors generous but wary Dec 28, 2004
Australian donations yesterday cleared $1 million in just 24 hours as spellbinding footage of Sunday's devastating Indian Ocean earthquake-generated tsunami ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

No Australians ... in quake 25 December 2004
THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is trying to determine whether any Australians were ... or injured in an earthquake which hit south east Asia ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Aussie tourists witness quake 26 December 2004
AUSTRALIAN tourists have witnessed the devastation caused by the earthquake which hit Asia earlier today. The quake, which measured ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Aussies in trouble 27 December 2004
...batsman. The players lined up before the start of play for a minute's silence to remember the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake. Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tsunami almost levels island Dec 28, 2004
...contact at all with several of the islands, including one of the biggest, Grand Nicobar, which was closest to the epicentre of Sunday's earthquake which caused ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Aussie aid chief heads to Sri Lanka 27 December 2004
...staff.". Almost 24,000 people, including 11,000 in Sri Lanka, have died from tsunamis sparked by a massive earthquake on Sunday. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Landmines danger post-tsunami 27 December 2004
Sri Lanka is the worst-hit of South Asian countries, after a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra ... more than 23,000 ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Aid is key to halt disease: Sri Lanka 27 December 2004
European countries also rushing medical supplies to Sri Lanka and other countries hit by the unprecedented tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake off the ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Sri Lanka counts the cost Dec 28, 2004
...travel-related stocks continued to fall across the region but the markets trended higher as investors judged that the cost of the earthquake and destructive ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Qantas on standby for extra flights 27 December 2004
An estimated 26,000 people died when a massive tsunami hit South-East Asia on Sunday, triggered by an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale in the Indian ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

NSW Govt pledges $2 million Dec 28, 2004
Asia. Seven Australians have been confirmed ... in the disaster, triggered by an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Amid the suffering, relative relief for a few 27 December 2004
...in the control of our lives through science and technology, an earthquake on this ... Rohan Sanderson, from Brisbane, who is in charge of keeping track of all the ... Daily Telegraph,

UN sends in disaster teams 26 December 2004
...worst hit nation. Tsunamis triggered by an earthquake off Indonesia have ... nearly 11,500 people in seven countries. A statement ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Earthquake shakes El Salvador Dec 13, 2004
A STRONG earthquake has rattled El Salvador, knocking out telephone service but causing no reported injuries. The national seismological ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Malaysia tsunami toll rises to 41 26 December 2004
AT least 41 people have been ... in Malaysia by a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake, the Bernama news agency said in an overnight report. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Earthquake rattles Kiwis Dec 18, 2004
AN earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rattled southern Hawke's Bay on New Zealand's east coast today, the Geological and Nuclear Sciences centre ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Biggest quake in four years Dec 23, 2004
THE world's biggest earthquake in almost four years has struck 800 km off the coast of Tasmania, Australian seismological officials said. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Massive quake strikes Antarctica Dec 23, 2004
A MASSIVE earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck the largely uninhabited area around Macquarie Island in Antarctica, French seismological ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tsunami ... 150 after quake 25 December 2004
AT LEAST 150 people were ... after a tsunamai triggered by an earthquake off the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean struck Sri Lanka today, district ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

India's tsunami toll up to 142 26 December 2004
The tsunami swept the coasts of the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and crashed into neighbouring Sri Lanka after a powerful earthquake in the ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tourists tell of tsunami terror 26 December 2004
...when a huge wave crashed into their vacation spot in southern Sri Lanka, one of the countries worst hit by the effects of a massive earthquake off Indonesia ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Maldives flooded after tsunami 25 December 2004
THE Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives was hit by tidal waves, inundating low-lying islands, following an earthquake that struck Indonesia, but ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Survivor clung to hotel pillar 26 December 2004
The giant waves triggered by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean tossed cars around like toys and swept into luxury hotels on Phuket, a tourist magnet in ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Maldives dead, missing hits 100 27 December 2004
...republic said at least 43 people, including two Britons, were ... and 63 were missing after Sunday's massive tidal waves caused by an earthquake in the ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Waves ... eight Malaysians 26 December 2004
AT least eight people were ... after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake struck a popular beach in Malaysia's northern island of Penang today, officials ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Sri Lanka declares disaster 26 December 2004
The tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean, sending waves up to three metres high crashing onto Sri Lanka's eastern and southern shores and ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

300 Sri Lankan convicts escape 26 December 2004
...palm-fringed island. Many others were missing. The tidal waves were triggered by a powerful earthquake off Indonesia early today. Brisbane Courier Mail,

Australia to send two more aircraft 27 December 2004
AUSTRALIA is sending four aircraft to help the humanitarian relief effort in Indonesia after yesterday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunamis. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tidal waves ... 56 in Burma 27 December 2004
AT LEAST 56 people have been ... in Burma from tidal waves unleashed by a huge earthquake and the toll is expected to rise, an international aid agency said ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Tsunami unlikely to swamp insurers Dec 28, 2004
PANIC selling of insurance stocks in the wake of the devastating Asian tsunami could be premature, industry experts warned yesterday. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Earthquake shakes Trinidad Dec 2, 2004
A STRONG earthquake shook Trinidad today, damaging several buildings south of the capital, officials and residents said. No injuries ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Earthquake hits Papua Dec 1, 2004
THE quake-ravaged Indonesian town of Nabire was hit today by another earthquake, which ... a man who was repairing his house, media reports said. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Powerful quake rattles Japan Dec 13, 2004
A POWERFUL earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido today, but no injuries or damage were reported. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Indonesia celebrates anxious Xmas Dec 24, 2004
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spent Christmas Day with earthquake victims in the eastern town of Nabire in Papua province, where a series of tremors ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

On this day Dec 16, 2004
1845 – Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt arrives in Australia's Northern Territory from Brisbane. ... mecca at Babylon that was rattled by an October earthquake. ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Quake victims suffering one year on Dec 20, 2004
A YEAR after an earthquake ... 31,000 people in the southern Iranian city of Bam, thousands still needed psychological help, the International Federation of ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Injuries reported after quake Nov 28, 2004
SEVERAL people were reportedly hurt when a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a wide area of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Militant chief hurt in strike Dec 9, 2004
...numerous attacks on Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers during a four-year-old Palestinian uprising, said: "Our revenge will be painful and like an earthquake ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Quake sparks tsunami warning Nov 28, 2004
AN earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale has rocked northern Japan's Hokkaido island. The Kyodo news ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Strong quake hits Japan Dec 6, 2004
A STRONG earthquake shook northern Japan late today, prompting authorities to warn of a small tsunami wave along the country's north-eastern shore. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,