• Very strong and shallow M7.1 earthquake hits Banda Sea, Indonesia

    A very strong and shallow earthquake M7.1 (Geoscience Australia) was registered in the Banda Sea, Indonesia at 10:21 UTC on December 9, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 25 km (15.5 miles). USGS is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 33.9 km (21 miles). EMSC is…

  • Very strong and shallow M7.2 earthquake hits Tajikistan

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by USGS as M7.2 hit sparsely populated mountainous area of Tajikistan at 07:50 UTC on December 7, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 28.7 km (17.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.2 at a depth of 30 km (18.64 miles)….

  • Very strong and shallow M7.1 quake hits Southeast Indian Ridge

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered as M7.1 by USGS hit Southeast Indian Ridge at 22:24 UTC on December 4, 2015. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is also reporting M7.1 at a depth of 10 km. Australia Geoscience is reporting M7.2…

  • Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered as M6.2 by CSN Chile hit near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile at 21:00 UTC on November 27, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 37.5 km (23.3 miles). USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 28.9 km (18 miles). According to…

  • Two powerful M7.6 earthquakes hit Peru-Brazil border region

    Two very strong and deep, M7.6 earthquakes (USGS) hit sparsely populated Peru-Brazil border region at 22:45 and 22:50 UTC on November 24, 2015. The agency is reporting depths of 600.6 km (373 miles) and 611.7 km (380 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 593…

  • M6.1 earthquake hits Tanimbar Islands region, Indonesia

    A strong earthquake registered as M6.1 (USGS) hit Tanimbar Islands region, Banda Sea, Indonesia at 09:06 UTC on November 21, 2015. USGS is reporting depth of 67.3 km (41.8 mi). Geoscience Australia is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 100 km (62 miles). According to the…