Earthquakes Rock Japan and California[Update]
Buildings shook, and subway service was interrupted Saturday morning due to a 7.8 magnitude earthquake of the southern coast of Japan this morning. No major damage was caused and no reports of injuries...
View ArticleM 7.8 Earthquake Hits Tokyo; Aftershocks Felt in Nepal and India Update
Minutes ago, reports of another earthquake striking Japan have been received. The quake with magnitude 6.4 occurred near Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan at 18:49:07.80 UTC on May 30, 2015. Advisories...
View Article5.3 Earthquake Hits San Antonio, Chile
On June 2, at 10:32 UTC., San Antonio, Chile was hit with a 5.3 magnitude earthquake. The quakes had a depth of 17.6km. According to the most recent reports, there were no injuries or damages. There...
View ArticleEarthquake Magnitude 5.3 Papua New Guinea
At 19:53 UTC, Lorengau, Papua New Guinea was shaken by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 24.22 km. This tremor came four hours after Kokopo, Papua New Guinea experienced a magnitude 5.4 quake...
View ArticleEarthquakes as the Australia-Pacific Plates Converge
GEOFON released a preliminary report affirming that a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit south of the Kermadec Islands with a depth of 10 km at 17:34 UTC. At approximately the same time, a 5.1 magnitude...
View ArticleEarthquake 5.4M Rocks Northern Colombia
A 5.4M earthquake rocked Northern Colombia in the early morning of October 14, 2015. The temblor followed a 5.9 quake that shook a Russian city approximately an hour earlier. This was the first quake...
View Article3 Strong Earthquakes Shake Waters in New Britain Region P.N.G
On Oct. 17, 2015, at 20:44 UTC, an unconfirmed magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the Great Britain region, P.N.G. The epicenter’s latitude and longitude were 152.88ºE and 5.11ºS. The tremor’s epicenter...
View ArticleEarthquakes in the Mid-Indian Ridge and Scotia Sea
On Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at 00:32 UTC, two 5.4 magnitude (M) earthquakes and a 5.3M tremor rolled in the Mid-Indian Ridge. The tremor’s coordinates were 27.794ºS 74.022ºE and one of them was 100 km...
View Article3 Strong Earthquakes Shake Pakistan
On Oct. 23, 2015, at 00:27 UTC, three magnitude 5.3 earthquakes shook Pakistan. The location of the epicenter was 70.44ºE 29.60ºN and had a depth of 40 km. The Cities that Were Closest to the Epicenter...
View ArticleEarthquake 5M Rocks Illapel Again
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale has again rocked Illapel, Chile. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 21:24 UTC on Oct. 24, 2015. No immediate reports of...
View ArticleEarthquake Chain Wrecking Ball Jolts Chile
On Nov. 11, 2015, at 7:31 UTC a magnitude (M) 6.9 earthquake jolted the coast of Chile. According to Earthquake Report, six 6.6M earthquakes rumbled Chile from 1:54 to 1:59 UTC. All six of them erupted...
View ArticleEarthquake Activity at the Australia-Pacific Plate
On Nov. 20, a confirmed 5.1-magnitude (M) earthquake erupted in the area of the Santa Cruz Islands at 23:25 UTC. The coordinates of the epicenter are 165.54ºE 11.60ºS, and the earthquake had a depth of...
View Article7.5 Earthquake Rocks the Peruvian and Brazilian Border
A 7.5 magnitude (M) earthquake occurred Nov. 24, 2015, at 22:53 UTC. The quake rocked the Peruvian and Brazilian border. The epicenter was in the Parque Nacional Alto Purus at a depth of 593 km. The...
View ArticleRescuers in Taiwan Discover Survivors in Collapsed Building
According to The New York Times, on Feb. 6, 2016, almost 24 hours after the 6.4M earthquake that collapsed a residential building in Tainan, Taiwan, rescuers have an indication that at least 29 of the...
View ArticleEarthquake of 6.9 Magnitude Strikes Myanmar
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has announced that a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the country of Myanmar in Southeast Asia. The quake was determined to have begun at 13:55 UTC on April...
View ArticleKumamoto-Shi, Japan Hit by 7.1M Earthquake
At 1:25am Kumamoto-shi Japan was hit with a 7.1M Earthquake. It was the second quake to hit Japan in as many days. Early reports indicate that buildings shook, and subway service were interrupted. Eye...
View ArticleEcuador Suffers Another Earthquake
Ecuador has reportedly been struck by another strong earthquake today, April 19, 2016, for the second time within a week. The magnitude of the temblor was initially reported by El Mercurio to have been...
View ArticleEarthquake Strikes Japan and Tsunami Alert Issued
A strong earthquake struck Japan on Nov. 21, 2016, at about 20:59 UTC, also causing the issuance of a tsunami alert. The United States Geological Survey has reported that a magnitude 6.9 quake,...
View Article6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks El Dovio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia Saturday afternoon according to Earthquake Track and the U.S. Geological Survey. The report indicated that the large earthquake shook an area...
View ArticleEarthquake: 5.4 Quake Hits Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
A 5.4 Earthquake just hit Peso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The earthquake hit 30km NNW of Pendolo, Indonesia with a depth of 10.0km. Though the quake was shallow, with a depth of only 10.0km it still...
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