• Strong M 5.3 earthquake off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda

    A strong earthquake registered as M 5.3 occurred off the coast of Barbuda, eastern Caribbean, on April 30, 2013 at 06:56 UTC. The epicenter was located in sea, about 50 km off the coast or 37 km (22 miles) WSW of Codrington, Barbuda, 51 km (31 miles) NW of Saint

  • Deadly earthquake and flash floods hit northern Afghanistan

    A deadly earthquake magnitude 5.6 (USGS) struck Hindu Kush, northeastern Afghanistan, on April 24, 2013 at 09:25 UTC (13:55 local time). Epicenter was located in Nangarhar province, 11 km (6 miles) S of Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan and 25 km (15 miles)

  • Strong earthquake M 6.5 struck New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea

    A strong earthquake M 6.5 struck New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 23:14 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 30 km (18 miles) N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and 50 km (31 miles) NNW of Kokopo, Papua

  • M 6.1 earthquake struck near Izu Islands, Japan

    Magnitude 6.1 earthquake  (USGS) struck near Izu Island, Japan on April 21, 2013 at 03:22 UTC. The epicenter was located 360 km (223 miles) SSW of Hachijo-jima and 506 km (314 miles) SE of Shingu, Japan at coordinates 29.915°N,

  • M 6.0 earthquake struck east of Kuril Islands

    Magnitude 6.0 earthquake (USGS) struck east of Kuril Islands on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 19:58:40 UTC. The epicenter was located 133 km (82 miles) SE of Severo-Kuril’sk and 333 km (206 miles) S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia at coordinates 49.938°N, 157.639°E. The depth

  • Very strong and deep earthquake M 7.2 struck Kuril Islands

    A very strong but luckily deep earthquake magnitude 7.2 struck off the coast, sparsely populated, Kuril Islands on April 19, 2013 at 03:05 UTC. USGS reports depth of 122 km, EMSC measured 100km. A tsunami was not generated and no tsunami warning was issued. JMA still

  • M 6.8 struck near north coast of New Guinea, PNG

    USGS and EMSC registered shallow M 6.8 struck near coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on April 16, 2013 at 22:55 UTC. The epicenter was 136 km (84 miles) WNW from Wewak and 870 km (5441 miles) NW from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea at coordinates 3.178°S,