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An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands on January 18, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

A 5.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on November 1, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck off the Philippine's southeast province of Northern Samar on early August 12, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced on June 23 that a 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Daisuke Endo, director of the “Thanks Flower” project of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, on March 26 presented cherry blossoms to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam.

Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on early March 24 issued a tsunami warning for six southern provinces - Ranong, Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun - after earthquakes occurred in the Indian Ocean.

2018 was a turbulent year in world events, full of ups and down. Below are the top 10 world events of 2018 selected by the Vietnam News Agency.

2018 is a turbulent year in world events, full of ups and downs. Below are the top 10 world events of 2018 selected by the Vietnam News Agency.

An earthquake, measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale, struck Bac Tra My district in the central province of Quang Nam on November 2, but no damage or casualties were reported.

The death toll from a strong earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province has climbed to 832, and the figure is expected to increase, said according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on September 30.

Top leaders of Vietnam on September 29 sent messages of sympathy to Indonesian leaders over the huge losses in humans and property caused by earthquakes and tsunami in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province.

The death toll from earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has amounted to 384 and hundreds of injured people remained in hospitals, said the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) on September 29.

Vietnam has so far this year recorded 35 earthquakes measuring 2.5-4.5 on the Richter scale, according the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

Three small earthquakes have hit the northern region this month, scientists say.