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South China Morning Post

First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is supported with its online publica

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South China Morning Post
scmp.com > video > world > 3356343 > many-buildings-damaged-78-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-southern-philippines

‘Many buildings damaged’ as 7.8-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (59+ words) South China Morning Post The earthquake has killed at least four people, collapsed buildings and sparked tsunami warnings across the region. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in waters off the southern Philippines struck early Monday, damaging buildings and a key access bridge…...

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scmp.com > news > world > united-states-canada > article > 3352711 > alaska-2025-tsunami-was-second-highest-ever-taller-empire-state-building

Alaska 2025 tsunami was second-highest ever, taller than Empire State Building

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (231+ words) Huge 481-metre wave that scoured an Alaskan fiord reached higher than the famed New York skyscraper Tracy Arm Fjord, in southeastern Alaska ⁠within the Tongass National Forest, presents a majestic vista, with a narrow sea inlet surrounded by towering granite…...

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scmp.com > news > asia > east-asia > article > 3351504 > magnitude-62-quake-strikes-japans-hokkaido-jma-warns-more-come

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA warns of more to come

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (110+ words) South China Morning Post The temblor, and another hours earlier, come less than a week after last Monday’s 7.7 earthquake off northern Iwate prefecture No tsunami alert was issued, JMA said, and the US Geological Survey predicted that damage to property…...

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scmp.com > news > world > europe > article > 3351616 > archaeologists-pompeii-use-ai-reveal-face-one-victims

Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reveal the face of one of the victims

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (168+ words) A digital portrait represents a man who was among 2 victims discovered as they attempted to flee the city during the AD 79 volcanic eruption Archaeologists at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to…...

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scmp.com > news > china > science > article > 3351602 > chinese-supercomputers-help-crack-mystery-yellowstones-volcanic-plumbing-paper

Chinese supercomputers help crack mystery of Yellowstone volcanic plumbing

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (214+ words) Scientists who started research in the US make breakthrough after returning to China and gaining access to domestic computing power Yellowstone is the world’s largest active volcanic system – its eruptions are hundreds of times more powerful than Vesuvius’ blast and…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > hong-kong-economy > article > 3350777 > 40-hong-kong-tour-groups-safe-after-magnitude-75-quake-strikes-japan

40 Hong Kong tour groups safe after major earthquake strikes Japan

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (200+ words) Japan issues tsunami warning for north and northeast prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after quake strikes at 4.53pm Hong Kong travellers in Japan were reported safe by at least one major tour operator while the Immigration Department said it was…...

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scmp.com > video > asia > 3350773 > over-170000-evacuated-earthquake-shakes-japan

Powerful quake shakes northern Japan

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (89+ words) South China Morning Post Over 170,000 evacuated as earthquake shakes Japan A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s eastern coast on April 20, 2026, prompting tsunami warnings that caused more than 170,000 residents to evacuate to safer ground. The earthquake shook Japan’s northern Tohoku region…...

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scmp.com > news > china > science > article > 3330000 > crater-suggests-asteroid-hit-guangdong-10000-years-ago-blast-40-atomic-bombs

Crater suggests a huge asteroid hit Guangdong 10,000 years ago

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (472+ words) Scientists have confirmed that a large crater in China’s southern Guangdong province formed as a result of an asteroid impact around 10,000 years ago, at a time when human civilisation was undergoing rapid development. The Jinlin crater, located near the city…...