Ring of Fire

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck 256 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday in the central part of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said.

Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java island, saying Mount Semeru could blow up again after a sudden eruption earlier this month.

Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated to safety in the southern and central Philippines on Thursday as a powerful typhoon approached.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck the Philippine province of Occidental Mindoro