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Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
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A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
Map shows how shallow the focus of earthquake is – red and orange spots denote shocks less than 25km from the surface.
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
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