• New swarm of earthquakes started at El Hierro, Canary Islands

    A new swarm of earthquakes started yesterday at El Hierro, Canary Islands. So far, almost 200 tiny quakes (none above magnitude 3 so far) have occurred in a broad N-S oriented area beneath the NE part of the island at around 18 km depth. 

    A possible explanation

  • Magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan

    Earthquake registered as M 6.1 (JMA) struck Kyushu, Japan on March 13, 2014 at 17:07 UTC (02:07 JST on March 14). JMA is reporting depth of 80 km. USGS is reporting M 6.3 at depth of 82.9 km (51.5 miles).

    Epicenter was located 13 km (8 miles) N

  • Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages

    An international team of researchers has found evidence that the steam and heat from volcanoes and heated rocks allowed many species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, helping scientists understand how species respond to climate change.

    The research

  • M 6.8 earthquake struck east of South Sandwich Islands

    M 6.8 earthquake struck east of South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean on March 11, 2014 at 02:44 UTC. The epicenter was located 418 km (260 miles) ESE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands at coordinates 60.839°S 19.957°W. All