• Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Oaxaca, Mexico

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Oaxaca, Mexico at 12:53 UTC on September 23, 2017 at a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 6.9 km (4.3…

  • Strong and deep M6.4 earthquake hits Vanuatu

    A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit Vanuatu at 20:09 UTC on September 20, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 200.2 km (125 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 204 km (126 miles). According to the USGS, the…

  • Shallow M5.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Honshu, Japan

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M5.9 hit off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 16:37 UTC on September 20, 2017 (01:37 JST, September 21). The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 10 km. If…

  • Deep M6.1 earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan region

    A deep earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.1 hit Bonin Islands, Japan at 17:26 UTC on September 7, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 460 km (285.8 miles). USGS is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter was located…

  • Earthquake swarm starts in the Bardarbunga caldera, Iceland

    Icelandic Met Office (IMO) reports an earthquake swarm started in the Bardarbunga caldera at 02:15 UTC on September 7, 2017 when an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred. The last eruption of this volcano started in September 2014 and ended in February 2015….