Guatemala has experienced a major tremor and two aftershocks A major earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Guatemala overnight on Wednesday. Footage shared on social media showed collapsed buildings in the Central American nation, with falling debris having damaged vehicles and landslides hitting many routes, forcing emergency workers to be deployed to […]
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Magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
Saturday’s massive underwater volcanic eruption off Tonga appears to have triggered seismic activity across the southern Pacific A day after Tonga was hit by giant waves following the eruption of a volcano in the ocean off its coast, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the island of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey (USGS) […]
Deepest earthquake ever hit area previously thought impossible by scientists
An earthquake that struck at a whopping 751 kilometers (467 miles) below the Earth’s surface is the deepest ever recorded, scientists have revealed. The tremor shook a zone thought to be impossible for quakes to occur in. The ultradeep quake rocked the remote Bonin (also known as Ogasawara) Islands off mainland Japan in 2015, coming […]
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of N. Sumatra, Indonesia – USGS
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has been recorded close to the nothwestern Indonesian island of Sumatra, the US Geological Survey said on Monday. Initial reports indicate the quake struck at a depth of 6.4km (4 miles). Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported the quake as measuring 6.2-magnitude, adding that no tsunami alert has been issued has […]
At least 3 killed as 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali
At least three people have been killed and seven others injured after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali just before dawn on Saturday, the country’s search and rescue agency has said. It was mainly felt in the Karangasem and Bangli districts on the east side of the island, causing people to […]
Tokyo hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake, bringing public transport to a halt and causing sporadic power cuts (VIDEOS)
The Japanese capital and surrounding areas have been hit by a strong earthquake, causing power cuts and stopping trains, although no major damage has been reported and no tsunami risk has been flagged. Late Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 was registered around Tokyo. The tremor was recorded at 10:41pm local time […]
Earthquake kills at least 20 in Pakistan, injures 300 and destroys hundreds of homes, death toll expected to rise
A powerful earthquake has rocked southwest Pakistan, claiming at least 20 lives and leaving at least 300 injured in its wake. Hundreds of people, meanwhile, have lost their homes in the quake’s destruction. In the early hours of Thursday, a strong tremor hit near the Harnai district of Balochistan province, measuring at a magnitude of […]
Greek island of Crete hit by 6.0 earthquake and multiple subsequent tremors (VIDEOS)
Crete has been rocked by a chain of earthquakes, with the first to rock the Greek island measuring a magnitude of 6.0, succeeded by smaller, subsequent quakes, according to Euro-Mediterranean seismological center (EMSC). On Monday, a 6.0 magnitude quake struck 25km (16 miles) south east off of Crete’s port city of Heraklion at around 9:17 […]
Spanish authorities warn of potential volcanic eruption on resort island after 4,222-tremor ‘earthquake swarm’
Officials on the Spanish island La Palma have warned of a potential volcanic eruption, after an ‘earthquake swarm’ of 4,222 tremors was detected near the Teneguía volcano by the country’s National Geographic Institute (IGN). The regional government in the Canary Islands issued a yellow alert on Tuesday – the second in a four-level system warning […]