• Very strong earthquake M 6.8 struck off the coast of Panama

    A very strong earthquake measuring M 6.8 on the Richter scale was registered off the coast of Panama at 06:35 UTC (01:35 local time) on May 13, 2014. Epicenter was located 105 km (65 miles) SE of Punta de Burica and 124 km (77 miles) S of Pedreg

  • Very strong and shallow M 6.4 earthquake hit Guerrero, Mexico

    Very strong and shallow earthquake measuring M 6.4 (downgraded from 6.8) on the Richter scale hit Guerrero, Mexico on May 8, 2014 at 17:00 UTC. Epicenter was located 15 km (9 miles) WSW of Tecpan de Galeana, 31 km (19 miles) NW of Atoyac de Alvare an

  • Earthquake swarm in northern Alaska, northeast of Noatak

    A swarm of moderate to strong earthquakes is being registered in northern Alaska, about 28 km northeast of the village of Noatak. First earthquake was registered on April 18, 2014 as M5.6 at depth of 23.4 km. Since then, and by 13:22 UTC today, USGS registered

  • Strong earthquake M6.2 rattles Tokyo vicinity, Japan

    Strong earthquake measuring M6.2 (JMA) on the Richter scale struck near Tokyo, Japan on May 4, 2014 at 20:18 UTC (May 5, 2014 at 05:18 JST – local time). Japan Meteorological Agency reported depth of 160 km. Epicenter was located 23 km (14 miles) ESE of Ito and 98

  • Two strong and very deep earthquakes struck south of Fiji

    Two strong and deep earthquakes were detected south of Fiji on May 4, 2014. The first one, measuring M6.7 (USGS) struck at 09:15 UTC at depth of 527.6 km (327.8 miles), the second one, M6.1 (USGS), struck 10 minutes later at depth 610.6km (379.4mi).Geosci