• Deadly M6.1 earthquake hits Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Hindu Kush region, northern Afghanistan at 07:07 UTC on January 31, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 191.2 km (118.7 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 189 km (117 miles). According to the…

  • Shallow M5.8 earthquake hits off the coast of Northern California

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.8 hit off the coast of Northern California at 16:39 UTC (08:39 PST) on January 25, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.8 at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). The…

  • Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit just north of Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia at 02:10 UTC on January 25, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). GS RAS is reporting the same magnitude and depth. This is the 6th…

  • Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of Hokkaido, Japan

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as M6.2 hit near the coast of Hokkaido, Japan at 10:51 UTC on January 24, 2018 (19:51 local time). The agency is reporting a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). USGS is reporting M6.2 at a…

  • Earthquake swarm in progress along the coast of NSW, Australia

    A seismic swarm is in progress along the coast of northern New South Wales, Australia since Friday, January 19, 2018, raising fears that a bigger earthquake might hit the region. Authorities say that while they can't rule out a bigger one, they don't see it…

  • Shallow M6.0 hits near the coast of Java, Indonesia

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of Java, Indonesia at 06:43 UTC on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 43.9 km (27.3 miles). EMSC reports M6.0 at a depth of 80 km (49.7 miles). According to the USGS,…