• Strong activity seen at Sakurajima volcano

    Strong activity is seen again at Showa crater on Sakurajima volcano. People reporting a few big explosions. For now there is no further information but we bring you a few webcams and earthquake reports from Japan Meteorological Agency. Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory

  • M6.1 earthquake hits Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border claiming lives

    An extremely dangerous, shallow earthquake occurred in the border region of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan at 19:35 UTC on July 19, 2011. At least 14 people have been killed. SUMMARY 21/07-08:30 UTC :13 killed in Uzbekistan with 86 injured (35 hospitalized).0…

  • Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Solomon Islands

    Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit 28 km (17 miles) ENE of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands at 09:04 UTC on July 21, 2011, at a depth of 22.5 km (14.0 miles). The alert level does not include impacts from earthquake-related hazards such as tsunamis, landslides,…

  • M6.2 earthquake strike near Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan border

    According to the USGS, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan at 19:35 UTC with the epicenter 42 km (26 miles) SW of Farghona (Fergana), Uzbekistan. The agency reported a depth of 9.2 km. GFZ reports a depth of 27 km, which is a lot less dangerous than the 10 km…

  • Earthquake rattles Lake Baikal region

    According to USGS a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 292 km from Irkutsk at depth of 8.8 km. Epicenter was in the world’s oldest and deepest lake highlights a history of past geological upheaval that may be inching closer to another event.There is a volcanic fault

  • Earthquake struck English Channel

    An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 has struck in the English Channel, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said. The quake had a depth of 10km and its epicentre was south of Portsmouth. Residents in parts of West Sussex reported buildings shaking for a few seconds

  • River in Costa Rica disappears following earthquake swarm

    Today at approximately 2:11pm in the afternoon, Upala was rattled by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that shook products off store shelves and rattled off home furnishings. No immediate damages were reported however later in the afternoon something strange was discovered as

  • Underwater Antarctic volcanoes discovered in the Southern Ocean

    Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands.Using ship-borne sea-floor mapping technology during research cruises onboard the RRS James Clark Ross, the