• Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits near the coast of Vanuatu

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of Vanuatu at 08:35 UTC on April 30, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 4.8 km (3.0 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting Mwp6.0 at a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles). According…

  • Massive M7.3 earthquake hits Vanuatu, tsunami warning issued

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M7.3 hit Vanuatu at 19:33 UTC on April 28, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles). USGS is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 27.2 km (16.9 miles). EMSC reports M7.0 at a depth…

  • Shallow M5.2 earhquake hits near La Rochelle, France

    A shallow earthquake registered by French central seismological office (BCSF) as M5.2 hit near the coast of La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime region), France at 06:46 UTC on April 28, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth 17 km (10.5 miles). EMSC is reporting ML5.0 at…

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Mexico

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Mexico's SSN as M6.0 hit off the coast of Mexico at 12:51 UTC on April 27, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles) while the USGS reports…

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits near the coast of Ecuador

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of Ecuador at 03:03 UTC on April 22, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting Mw6.1 at the same depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter was…

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits near the coast of Ecuador

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit near the coast of Ecuador at 08:33 UTC on April 20, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 15.7 km (9.7 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter…

  • M6.0 earthquake hits near the coast of Tanna island, Vanuatu

    A strong earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M6.0 hit near the coast of Tanna island, Vanuatu at 13:06 UTC on April 18, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 64 km (39.7 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 72 km (44.7 miles). USGS is…

  • Massive M7.8 earthquake hit Ecuador, more than 640 people killed

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.8 (upgraded from M7.4) hit Ecuador at 23:58 (18:58 local time) on April 16, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 19.2 km (11.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.8 at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles)….