• Very strong and shallow M7.2 earthquake hits Oaxaca, Mexico

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.2 hit Oaxaca, Mexico at 23:39 UTC (17:39 local time) on February 16, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 24.7 km (15.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Mexico's…

  • Earthquake swarm under Cumbre Vieja volcano, Canary Islands

    A new seismic swarm started under Cumbre Vieja volcano (La Palma), the Canary Islands on February 10, 2018. Quakes in this latest swarm are stronger than those in the previous swarm in October 2017, the first swarm in this area in 30 years. National Geographic…

  • Intense earthquake swarm at Tjörnes Fracture Zone, Iceland

    An intense earthquake swarm is taking place at Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano near Grimsey island, Iceland over the past 7 days. More than 1 100 of earthquakes were detected in this region since Wednesday, February 14, 2018. The last known eruption of this…

  • Earthquake swarm under dormant Furnas volcano, Azores

    More than 100 earthquakes were registered under dormant Furnas volcano on the island of Sao Miguel, the Azores on February 11 and 12, 2018. The last eruption of this volcano was in 1630 (VEI 5). It was one of the largest Holocene explosive eruptions in the Azores…

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Northern Mariana Islands

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Northern Mariana Islands at 23:14 UTC on February 11, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles). According to the USGS,…

  • Very strong M6.1 earthquake hits Taiwan, numerous aftershocks

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Hualien County of eastern Taiwan at 13:56 UTC (21:56 local time) on February 4, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 7.8 km (4.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). …