A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Tarapaca, Chile at 16:47 UTC on December 6, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 102 km (63 miles). The EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 100 km (62 miles). The epicenter was located 113 km (70 miles) E…
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Balleny Islands region, Southern Ocean at 20:52 UTC on December 1, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 2 km (1.4 miles). This is the second M6+…
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Fox Islands, Alaska at 16:22 UTC on December 1, 2020, at a depth of 23 km (14.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 54 km (33 miles). The epicenter was located 40 km (25 miles) E of Nikolski,…
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit Tatar Strait, Russia at 22:54 UTC on November 30, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 586 km (364 miles). EMSC is reporting it as M6.0 at a depth of 583 km (362 miles). Interestingly, the quake hit at the…
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Chile-Argentina border region at 22:54 UTC on November 30, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 148 km (92 miles). EMSC is reporting it as M6.3 at a depth of 144 km (89 miles). Interestingly, the quake…
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Balleny Islands region, Southern Ocean at 22:56 UTC on November 25, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 30 km (18 miles). The epicenter was…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit near the coast of Maule, Chile at 00:54 UTC on November 22, 2020 (21:54 LT, November 21). The agency is reporting a depth of 19.7 km (12.2 miles). CSN Chile is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 40 km (25…
Dozens of earthquakes have been registered just south of the King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica over the past 30 days, with magnitudes ranging from 4.7 to 6.0. Human habitation of King George Island is limited to research stations. Over the past…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Mindanao, Philippines at 22:37 UTC on November 15, 2020 (06:37 LT, November 16). The agency is reporting a depth of 42.2 km (26.2 miles). PHIVOLCS is reporting it as M6.0 at a depth of 54 km (33…
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Fiji region at 00:48 UTC on November 11, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 417 km (259 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 400 km (248 miles). The epicenter was located 289.7 km (179.6 miles)…
