• Massive and deep earthquake M 8.3 struck Sea of Okhotsk

    A massive but deep earthquake M 8.3 struck Sea of Okhotsk on May 24, 2013 at 05:49 UTC. By preliminary reports, USGS has measured depth od 601 km, EMSC 599 km. The epicenter was about 403 km WNW of area previously reported for strong earthquake swarm,

  • Strong and deep earthquake M 7.4 struck Tonga

    A strong and deep earthquake M 7.4 struck south of Tonga on May 23, 2013 at 17:19 UTC. By preliminary reports USGS measured depth at 171 km, EMSC is reporting 179 km. Epicenter was located at the sea, 255km (158mi) SW of Vaini, Tonga

  • Swarm of strong earthquakes shakes Kamchatka Peninsula

    A swarm of strong earthquakes is currently shaking Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East. The strongest in series was M 5.9 (USGS), M 6.0 (EMSC), recorded at 20:44 UTC on May 19, 2013. Data for depth of this earthquake is still uncertain. USGS measured 16.5 km

  • Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan

    A strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan on May 18, 2013 at 05:48 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 50 km (31mi) NE of Namie, Japan and 61 km (38mi) ESE of Watari, Japan at coordinates 37.761°N 141.454°E.

  • M 6.5 earthquake struck near Neiafu, Tonga

    Deep M 6.5 earthquake struck near neiafu, Tonga on May 11, 2013 at 20:46 UTC. The epicenter was 139km (86miles) NW of Neiafu, Tonga 153km (219miles) N of Nuku`alofa, Tonga and 576km (358miles) SW of Apia, Samoa,  at coordinates 17.944°S 175.075°W. The

  • Strong M6.2 earthquake struck southern Iran – numerous aftershocks

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 struck southern Iran at 02:08 UTC on May 11, 2013. The epicenter was located 85 km (53 miles) ESE of Minab and 157 km (98 miles) E of Qeshm, Iran at coordinates 26.784°N 57.841°E. USGS reported a depth of…

  • World earthquakes visualization map 2012-2013

    World Earthquakes Visualization Map shows  animation of earthquake activity from January 2012 until May 2013.

    Worldwide Earthquakes of 2012. All recorded earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.0 are shown for the full year, along with their depths and