• 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

  • M6.0 earthquake registered off the coast of Seram, Indonesia

    Magnitude 6.0 (USGS) earthquake was registered off the coast of Seram, Maluku province of Indonesia, on May 2, 2014 at 08:43 UTC. Epicenter was located 70km (43 miles) SSE of Namlea and 83km (52 miles) W of Ambon, Indonesia.USGS is reporting dep

  • Strong and shallow M6.5 earthquake hit Tonga

    Strong and shallow earthquake measuring M6.5 struck Tonga on April 26, 2014 at 06:02 UTC. Epicenter was located 71 km (44 miles) NE of Nuku`alofa, Tonga and 777 km (483 miles) ESE of Suva, Fiji. USGS reported depth of 10 km. EMSC is reporting M6.4 at dept

  • Massive earthquake M7.2 struck Guerrero, Mexico

    Massive earthquake measuring M7.2 (downgraded from 7.5) on the Richter scale struck Guerrero, Mexico on April 18, 2014 at 14:27 UTC. USGS reported depth of 24 km (14.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.3 at depth of 40 km. This powerful earthquake las

  • M6.2 earthquake hit Balleny Islands region, Antarctica

    Earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Balleny Islands region, Antarctica on April 17, 2014 at 15:06 UTC. USGS reported depth of 17.5 km (10.9 miles). Epicenter was located 511 km (318 miles) NW of Young Island and 1999 km (1242 miles) SSW of Invercargil