• Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits near Honiara, Solomon Islands

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as Mwb6.0 hit near Honiara, Solomon Islands at 07:24 UTC on September 14, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Australia Geoscience is reporting Mwp6.2 at a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles)….

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits northern Colombia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as Mww6.0 hit northern Colombia at 01:58 UTC on September 14, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 17 km (10.5 miles). This was the country's biggest tremor in over a year. According to the USGS, the…

  • Shallow M5.8 earthquake hits South Korea, country’s strongest on record

    A shallow earthquake registered by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) as M5.8 hit South Korea at 11:32 UTC (20:32 KST) on September 12, 2016. The USGS is reporting Mb5.4 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 8.3…

  • Deadly M5.9 earthquake hits Tanzania, one of country’s strongest ever

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as Mww5.9 hit near Lake Victoria, Tanzania, Africa at 12:27 UTC on September 10, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles). The quake caused serious damage to property, killed at least 15…

  • Strong M6.0 earthquake at intermediate depth hits Peru

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as Mb6.0 hit northern Peru at 10:08 UTC on September 10, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 114.4 km (71 miles). According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 48.2 km (30 miles) NE of Yuracyacu (population 0), 49.9…

  • Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits near Macquarie Island, Australia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 (downgraded from M6.7) hit near Macquarie Island, Australia at 21:46 UTC on September 8, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 0…

  • Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia at 22:54 UTC on September 5, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 12.3 km (7.6 miles). The same area was hit by a shallow M4.3 earthquake at 23:38 UTC….

  • 37 wastewater wells shut down after M5.8 earthquake hits Oklahoma

    Following a shallow M5.8 earthquake on Saturday, September 3, 2016, Oklahoma authorities have shut down 37 wastewater wells used by the fracking industry to extract oil and gas. According to Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, the decision to shut down the wells was a…