Earthquake Magnitude 5.8 Violently Shakes Fiji Islands Region
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake violently struck the Fiji Islands within the last hour. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that 5.8 shake was 239km NNE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji and hit at approximately 10:10:55...
View ArticleEarthquake in Kuril Islands
An earthquake struck the Kuril Islands far north of Japan, and far eastern Russian Sunday, but no damage or tsunami alerts are reported. The magnitude of the quake has reports of various strengths,...
View ArticleMariana Islands Earthquake Measures 6.4
At 00:32 in the morning of May 14th, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Mariana Islands. The epicenter was 30 km west of Agrihan, where there is a volcano. The Mariana Islands are located...
View ArticleIsland of Tonga Struck by Magnitude 7 Earthquake
The US Geological Survey has reported that a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the sea 285 kilometres (177 miles) southwest of Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa. It said the quake was recorded at a depth of...
View ArticleEarthquake Shakes up Northern California Town
As the residents of Greenville, California were watching television, and relaxing in their homes, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake disturbed their quiet evening. The northern California town, about 25...
View ArticleEarthquake Magnitude 5.6 Strikes Guabito, Panama
A medium sized earthquake, magnitude 5.6 struck seven miles southwest of Guabito, Panama Monday morning. The sparsely populated area is near the border of Costa Rica. The relatively mild quake hit...
View ArticleEarthquake of 6.5 Magnitude Shakes Taiwan
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan, Sunday, June 2, 2013 as confirmed by Reuters. It struck 24 miles southeast of the city of T’ai-chung at the depth of 9 miles according to U. S Geological...
View ArticleHoly Thunder! Rock, Roll And Rumble As Scientists Monitor Earthquake Activity...
Hidden almost 5 miles beneath the spectacular mountains of Yellowstone National Park lies a slumbering giant beast. Approximately 34 x 45 miles in size, the Yellowstone caldera, also known as the...
View ArticleEarthquake Magnitude 6.6 Strikes 56 Miles from Managua, Nicaragua
The perimeter of the Caribbean plate actually involves four distinct plates, the North America, South America, Nazca, and Cocos. Today, a shift in those plated resulted in a magnitude 6.6...
View ArticleMagnitude 6.1 Earthquake Shakes Indonesia, 29 Killed
Tuesday afternoon, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the Sumatra island, Banda Aceh, in Indonesia. So far, authorities have determined at least 29 people have been killed and hundreds have been...
View ArticleEarthquake Shakes Dominican Republic
An earthquake has just struck the Dominican Republic, reports Redi Sismica de Puerto Rico, a network that monitors seismic activity in Puerto Rico and surrounding islands. The network also issues...
View ArticleEarthquake Magnitude 6.9 Rocks New Zealand – Update
At approximately 22:09:31 UTC an earthquake registering at magnitude 6.9 rocked New Zealand. Correction made. It sent shock waves into its capital city of Wellington, according to the USGS. Reuters...
View ArticleNew Zealand Rocked by a 6.5 Earthquake Revising an Earlier 6.9
A swarm of earthquakes hit central New Zealand today, including a large 5.8 event this morning and a 6.5 one at around 5:00 pm local time that was centered about 35 miles south-southwest of Wellington...
View ArticleChina Earthquake Deaths in Gansu Province at Least 22
A powerful earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.98, according to the BBC News, has hit China’s northwest Gansu province. At least 22 people have been killed according to CNN International, and...
View ArticleChina Twin Earthquake Update: 89 Dead and Nearly 600 Injured in Gansu Province
The death toll has been updated on the twin earthquakes that occurred in Gansu Province in China on Monday. The total has risen to at least 89 dead and nearly 600 injured in the strong quake that shook...
View Article5.2 Earthquake Strikes Off of Fiji Islands
Sunday, July 28, a moderate 5.2 magnitude earthquake strike occurred 103 km NNW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji, according to the USGS. It happened at 16:29 UTC. The local date and time at the earthquake’s...
View ArticleOklahoma Earthquakes at Fracking Operations vs Wastewater Disposal Induced...
There is mounting evidence that fracking/injection well operations are causing instability in some regions of seismic activity, resulting in minor earthquakes. For instance, there have been multiple...
View Article5.1 Earthquakes Hits Russia
5.1 earthquake, 120km south of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia has been reported today. Severo-Kuril’sk isIn the northern part of the Kuril islands on the island of Paramushir. A 5.1 earthquake is considered...
View ArticleEarthquake strikes India
An earthquake struck India today. Located 8 miles SouthEast of Kishtwar, India the Earthquake registered 5.4 on the Richter scale. A quake with a magnitude of 5.4 is considered moderate and...
View Article5.4 Earthquake Rocked Region of Jammu in India Triggering Panic
Breaking News — early Friday morning at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, there was a 5.4 earthquake 13 km SE of Kishtwar, which rocked the Jammu region of India. It was an earthquake of modern...
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