A large sinkhole opened up on October 22, 2016, 30 km (18 miles) west of the city of Ioannina in western Greece. Experts believe the hole was caused by a series of earthquakes which started last week. The sinkhole is estimated to have a depth of 20 – 30 meters (65 -…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.6 hit Central Tottori region, Japan at 05:07 UTC on October 21, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 10 km. According to the USGS, the epicenter…
The US Geological Survey reported an M3.5 earthquake, about 11 km (6.8 miles) south-southeast of Ridgemark, central California, on October 18, 2016, 22:09 UTC. The quake that occurred at a depth of 7.7 km (4.7 miles) is the latest in the series of small tremors…
A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit near the coast of Java at 00:26 UTC on October 19, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 614 km (381 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 610 km (379 miles). According to the…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit sparsely population Xizang-Qinghai border region, China at 07:14 UTC on October 17, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 31.2 km (19.94 miles). CENC China is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 9 km…
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Geoscience Australia as M6.8 hit New Britain region of Papua New Guinea at 06:14 UTC on October 17, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 0 km. USGS is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). GFZ…
A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit New Britain region of Papua New Guinea at 08:03 UTC on October 15, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 446.6 km (277.5 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 440 km (273.4…
After a series of shallow earthquakes shook Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, on September 11 and 12, 2016, another one hit the city at 10:52 UTC on October 4, 2016. EMSC received more than 700 reports minutes after the M3.1 earthquake today, saying this is probably…
Although the swarm of over 300 earthquakes under the Salton Sea in southern California seems to be over, seismologists are warning there still remains an increased risk of a big earthquake on the San Andreas fault. Experts said it’s important to understand…
Between 11:03 UTC on September 26 and 06:03 UTC on September 27, 2016, USGS registered a total of 143 earthquakes in a remote desert area around the Salton Sea in California. Three of them had magnitudes above 4. The largest was a shallow M4.3 at 14:31 UTC on…
