• Strong M6.2 earthquake at intermediate depth hits near the coast of Taiwan

    A strong earthquake registered by the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) as M6.2 hit near the coast of northern Taiwan at 05:23 UTC on May 31, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 239 km (148.5 miles). Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau is reporting M7.2…

  • Strong M6.1 earthquake registered near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    A strong earthquake registered by the Geoscience Australia as M6.1 hit near the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 07:14 UTC on May 30, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles). USGS registered it as M5.7 at a depth of 32.2 km (20 miles). According…

  • Strong and deep M6.6 earthquake hits Fiji region

    A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit Fiji region at 05:38 UTC on May 28, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 416.8 km (259.0 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting Mwp6.9 at a depth of 448 km (278 miles). According to the USGS, the…

  • Strong and deep M6.4 earthquake hits Fiji region

    A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit Fiji region at 04:08 UTC on May 27, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 572.1 km (355.5 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting Mwp6.3 at a depth of 604 km (375 miles). According to the USGS, the…

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Northern Territory, Australia

    ​A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as Mwp6.1 hit Central Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia at 18:14 UTC on May 20, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles). USGS is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 10 km (6.2…

  • Very strong and shallow M6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit Ecuador at 16:46 UTC on May 18, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 31 km (19.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). After M6.7 at 07:57 UTC, this is a second…

  • Very strong and shallow M6.7 earthquake hits Ecuador

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 hit Ecuador at 07:57 UTC on May 18, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 32.4 km (20.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.7 at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles). According to the USGS, the epicenter was…

  • Mount Hood earthquake swarm tectonic in nature, US

    A swarm of small earthquakes was detected at Mount Hood on May 15 and 16, 2016. The quakes were located 3.2 – 4.8 km (2 – 3 miles) south of the summit of Mount Hood at depths of 3.2 – 4.8 km below sea level. The largest event was a magnitude 1.8. Earthquake rates…