UPDATE: USGS has revised magnitude to 6.1 A strong earthquake has struck near the Japan nuclear power plant that was hit by a tsunami earlier this year. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-5.9 6.1
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Bolivia at at 18:48:15 UTC. The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) SSW of Trinidad, 251 km (155 miles) NNE of Cochabamba, 342 km (212 miles) NW of Santa Cruz and 350 km (217 miles) ENE of La Paz, Bolivia (15.345°S, 65.110°W) according
The earthquakes are increasing gradually in number at El Hierro submarine volcano area. Since midnight IGN has listed 37 earthquakes. The strongest one was at 15:32 UTC a 3.7 earthquake was listed by IGN and felt by the Herreños. The epicenter was close to the
Magnitude 6.1 struck near >North Island, New Zealand at 07:51UTC and was located 158 km (98 miles) NE of Gisborne, 269 km (167 miles) ENE of Rotorua, 405 km (251 miles) ESE of Auckland, New Zealand (37.608°S, 179.243°E). According to NZ GEONET the depth was at
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit area of Molucca Sea on November 14, 2011, according to USGS. Epicenter was located 200 km (124 miles) SSW of Ternate, Moluccas and 337 km (209 miles) NNW of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia (0.954°S, 126.864°E).Depth was at 19.4 km (12.1 m
A new study of tectonic plate boundaries may help scientists understand how earthquakes happen. The work by researchers including Dr Giampiero Iaffaldano from the Australian National University focused on the Nazca plate, which plunges beneath the continental South
Canada could expect a major earthquake at any time and a top geophysicist says it should prepare itself if it is to avoid the kind of disasters that befell Japan, Italy and China in recent years.The most vulnerable region is the West Coast, which has been hit with
The already hard hit Van-Ercis area was hit by another earthquake/aftershock during the evening of November 9, 2011. According to the EMSC, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit area of Van with epicenter 12 km (19 miles) SW of Van at a depth of 6 km (5.8 miles). USGS also…
Acording to EMSC, a magnitude 5.5 shallow earthquake hit region of Van and Ercis, the location of devastating earthquake magnitude 7.2 on October 23 2011. Epicenter was 34 km NW of Van and 37 km SW of Ercis (38.714°N, 43.133°E). EMSC reports about epicenter
The whirlpool activity at El Hierro is still very strong and so is the harmonic tremor graph who is still saturated. The current activity is needed to feed at least 3 active vents who are spewing magmatic material into the sea. Sometime later today or later
