After 40 minutes of Philippines earthquake today strong but luckily deep earthquake with recorded magnitude 6.0 hit off the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand on February 16, 2013 at 05:16 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 219 km (136
Strong earthquake magnitude 6.2 struck Mindanao, Philippines on February 16, 2013 at 04:37 UTC. USGS reported epicenter of earthquake 28 km (17 miles) SE of Caburan and 65 km (40 miles) ESE of Malapatan at coordinates 5.759°N, 125.838°E. Depth of the earthquake
Gino formed as a tropical storm over the southern Indian Ocean on February 11, 2013, and strengthened into a cyclone the next day. On February 14, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Gino was located roughly 1,110 nautical miles
Very strong and shallow earthquake magnitude 6.6 struck northeastern Sakha region of Russia on February 14, 2013 at 13:13 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 132 km WSW of Druzhina and 862 km NE of Markha at co-ordinates 67.613°N, 142.601°E, as per USGS
This week, 9 volcanoes were noticed to have new activity, whereas ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from February 6 – February 12, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New
An international team of scientists led by University College London provided insight into decline of Arctic sea ice volume and generated estimates of the sea-ice volume for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 winters over the Arctic basin using data from ESA’s CryoSat
The number of small tremors and emissions of ash at Paluweh (also known as Rokatenda) volcano increased in October 2012, and continued into February 2013, probably indicating growth of the lava dome. After months of rumbling, an explosive eruption occurred on
The fifteenth tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season, named as TC GINO, strengthened into a tropical storm on February 11, 2013.According to latest report by Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Tropical Cyclone Gino is located 700 nm southeast of
Storm system 93P (known in Fiji as 14F) developed in South Pacific Ocean on February 9, 2013. On February 10, 2013 the system developed into Tropical Cyclone Haley, about 325 nautical miles (374 miles/602 km) south-southwest of Bora Bora, Society Islands, French
More than half the fish consumed in the European Union today comes from imports. The EU hopes that radical reforms to its system of fishing quotas could restore European fisheries by 2020. However, experts are concerned that politicians could yet ignore scientific
