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Singapore is surrounded by water and can therefore be affected by a tsunami. However, the megathrust tsunamis like the one that hit the Indian Ocean in 2004 will not affect Singapore: the Indonesian archipelago acts as a barrier that protects the city from such events.
Jul 24, 2024 · 4.09 pm (Singapore Time) Coordinates of Epicentre: 10.3 S, 123.5 E: Magnitude: 5.4: Estimated depth: 10.0 km: Location: 260 km SE of Ende, 2525 km ESE of Singapore: Assessment: No reports of tremors. Nil tsunami advisory.
Apr 25, 2023 · SINGAPORE – A 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck west of Sumatra in Indonesia early on Tuesday morning was also felt in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia. The quake hit at around 3am local...
2 days ago · Simulations showed tsunami of a few centimetres reaching Singapore. Verolino added that in his research, simulations of an eruption at KW-23612 showed a tsunami of a few centimetres reaching ...
Feb 26, 2023 · The Straits Times looks at how Singapore has helped in five of the worst natural disasters in the past 20 years. 1. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. SAF combat engineers helping to...
Apr 3, 2024 · The earthquake was detected around 3,160km north-east of Singapore in Taiwan at 7.58am, and a tsunami may be generated near the epicentre, said the alert.
Sep 6, 2021 · Thankfully, Singapore is not in the danger zone for tsunamis, but as a major port, how can Singapore benefit from tsunami forecasts?
Jun 27, 2021 · A 'silver tsunami' looms. What can Singapore do about it? (Straits Times Premium) The issues of the elderly in a few years' time may not be the same as what we are worried about today. Census 2020 showed that residents aged 65 years and above formed 15.2 per cent of the resident population last year. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Singapore is ...
Mar 1, 2020 · For years, Singapore has been safe from natural disasters like tsunamis, as surrounding countries take the hit and keep us protected.But what would happen if...
Feb 25, 2022 · SINGAPORE — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday (Feb 25), the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, though there was no risk of a...
