Strong earthquake M6.6 M6.5 hit Costa Rica on October 24 at 00:45 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) NE of Hojancha, 12 km (7.5 miles) S from Cañas, 61 km (38 miles) SSE from Liberia and 141 km (88 miles) W from SAN JOSE, Costa
Six Italian scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in jail on October 22 for multiple manslaughter because they underestimated the risks of a deadly M6.3 earthquake that struck L’Aquila in 2009. An Italian court has found scientists directly
A strong M6.0 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 9:39 UTC on October 23, 2012.Epicenter was located 398 km (247 miles) SE from Isangel, Vanuatu and 401 km (249 miles) ESE from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia; at coordinates 22.316°S, 171.67
Icelandic Met Office is reporting 451 earthquakes since Saturday, October 20, 2012.Earthquake count: Magnitude less than 1 in all: 14 Magnitude 1 to 2 in all: 190 Magnitude 2 to 3 in all: 191 Magnitude more than 3 in all: 56 Total: 451Earthquake
Strong earthquake M 6.6 hit Vanuatu on October 20, 2012 at 23:00:32 UTC. Epicenter was located 226 km (140 miles) NNW (345°) from Santo (Luganville) and 499 km (310 miles) NNW (338°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu (13.572°S, 166.594°E) at depth of 35.4 km (22.0
TheLandslideBlog brings an excellent video showing riverbank collapse in India. The bank collapsed on the road that links Badarpur in Assam with Imphal in Manipur. Video is also showing how sometimes people act foolish and are not aware of
In an article named “UK experiences ‘weirdest’ weather” environment analyst Roger Harrabin (BBC) states that the driest spring for over a century gave way to the wettest recorded April to June in a dramatic turnaround never documented before. The scientists said
Earlier this month, National Science Foundation’s research team successfully retrieved data from a sensor (SeaFET) they had deployed in Antarctic waters at the end of previous research season. It will provide critical baseline data on the changes in chemistry or
41 000 years ago, a complete and rapid reversal of the geomagnetic field occurred. As a consequence, the Earth nearly completely lost its protection shield against hard cosmic rays, leading to a significantly increased radiation exposure, a new study led by Dr
New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 11 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from October 10 – October 16, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is
