5.8 earthquake shook lower South Island, New Zealand

5.8 earthquake shook lower South Island, New Zealand

A 5.8 magnitude strong shallow earthquake shook the lower South Island of New Zealand, 180km southwest of the town Tuatapereat at 7.48pm local time (06:48:48 UTC). GeoNet reported the quake stuck at a depth of 12km. No tsunami alert was issued.Acting Senior

Very strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake near northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Very strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake near northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Very strong 7.3 earthquake hit Sumatra at  18:37:01 UTC. According to USGS, an epicenter was located 423 km (262 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, 537 km (333 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra and 951 km (590 miles) W of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2.396°N, 93.175°E)

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake near Santa Cruz Islands

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near Santa Cruz Islands at 04:07:16 UTC. Epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) WNW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, 355 km (220 miles) E of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. and 584 km (362 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon

41 quakes in 24 hours hit Christchurch

41 quakes in 24 hours hit Christchurch

A swarm of large aftershocks, including a violent magnitude 5.5, rattled the  Christchurch overnight and knocked out power to thousands of homes. Christchurch continues to be rocked with 41 earthquakes recorded in the Canterbury region over the past 24 hours. There

Magnitude 7.0 near Izu Island, Japan

Magnitude 7.0 near Izu Island, Japan

We enters into 2012. with strong magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occur at 05:27:54 UTC near Izu Island, Japan with epicenter at 370 km (230 miles) according to Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Location of an epicenter was 242 km (150 miles) SW of Hachijo-jima, Izu

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Tuva region, Siberia

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Tuva region, Siberia

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake (USGS) struck region of Tuva, Siberia at 15:21 UTC on December 27, 2011. USGS reported depth of 6.9 km (4.3 miles). Russian RAS and EMSC reported M6.5 earthquake at depth of 10 km. Chinese CENC reported magnitude 7.0 at a depth of 10 km.Epicen

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake at Niuatoputapu, Tonga

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake at Niuatoputapu, Tonga

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occur  20 km out of the Niuatoputapu coast, an island belonging to Tonga.  According to USGS epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga, 272 km (169 miles) N of Neiafu, Tonga and 346 km (214 miles) SW of APIA, Samoa

Rockslides and liquefaction after latest Christchurch earthquake

Rockslides and liquefaction after latest Christchurch earthquake

More than tweny aftershocks hit the city of Christchurch and his suburbs since a major aftershocks measuring 5.8 and 5.9 magnitude were the largest since many months. More aftershocks are expected to happen the coming hours, days and even weeks.The first stronger