• Unusually strong seismic activity in first days of September

     16 earthquakes magnitude 5+ (Japan, Panama, South Africa, Kuril Islands, Chile, South Sandwich Islands, Fox Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Indonesia, Scotia Sea)7 earthquakes magnitude 6+ (Sumatra, Tonga, Vanuatu, South Sandwich Islands, Fox Islands,

  • A strong 6.6 earthquake struck Northern Sumatra

    A strong earthquake struck Northern Sumatra in Indonesia on early Tuesday morning, seismologists said, but it was not immediately known if there was damage or if there were casualties.The 6.6-magnitude earthquake at 12.55 a.m. local time (1755 GMT Monday) was

  • Earthquake 6.3 struck near Tonga

    An earthquake magnitude 6.3  struck Tonga region with epicentre 73 km (45 miles) NNE of Hihifo, Tonga and 254 km (157 miles) SW of Apia, Samoa (15.291°S, 173.618°W) at depth of 27.2 km (16.9 miles) according to

  • Aftershock – magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Vanuatu

    Magnitude 6.1 earthquake, an aftershiock of 7.1, struck 73 km (46 miles) NW (305°) from Isangel and 162 km (100 miles) SSE (165°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu (19.156°S, 168.696°E)  at depth of 59.4 km (36.9 miles). No tsunami message has been published by NOAA or

  • Earthquake 7.0 hits Vanuatu

    Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits near Anatom island, 125 km (78 miles) SSE (159°) from Isangel, Vanuatua, 215 km (134 miles) ENE (61°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (20.585°S, 169.696°E) on depth of 132.4 km (82.3 miles) according to USGS. A

  • Earthquake 6.2 hits South Sandwich Island

    A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the South Sandwich volcanic islands at a depth of 106 km (65.9 miles) according to USGS. The location of epicenter was 19 km (11 miles) NNE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands, 278 km (172 miles) N of Bristol Island,

  • Magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Anatuya, Argentina

    Powerful but deep M 6.7 earthquake struck 31 km (19 miles) W of Anatuya, 130 km (80 miles) ESE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina (28.422°S, 63.146°W) at depth of 592.8 km (368.4 miles) according to USGS. There were no reports of destruction or

  • Chances of big quake below Tokyo rising

    The possibility of a huge plate-boundary earthquake amplified by simultaneous moves in two or more focal areas beneath Tokyo has been increasing since the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to the University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute.The institute

  • Scientists drill into San Andreas Fault to understand its secrets

    Earthquake-Report.com came across a video of the National Science Foundation that explains what scientists are currently doing to understand what is going on inside the San Andreas Fault. The video has been aired in the PBS NewsHour. Understanding what happens at…