Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Aleutian Islands, Alaska

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Near Islands, Aleutian Islands at 10:50 UTC on March 27, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter is located 66 km (41 miles) W of Navy Town (population 0), Alaska…

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Solomon Islands

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Solomon Islands

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of Solomon Islands at 15:43 UTC on March 19, 2017 (02:43 local time, March 20). The agency is reporting a depth of 4.2 km (2.6 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.2 at a depth…

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands region, India

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands region, India

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Nicobar Islands region, India at 02:51 UTC on March 14, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. India's National Center for…

Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit West New Britain, Papua New Guinea at 22:47 UTC on March 5, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 31.1 km (19.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 and a depth of 59 km (30 miles). The epicenter was…

Dozens injured after M5.9 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

Dozens injured after M5.9 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

At least 29 people were injured and one killed after a shallow M5.9 earthquake hit Surigao del Norte, Philippines at 00:08 UTC (08:08 PHT) on March 5, 2017. The quake struck at a depth of 13 km (8 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…

Strong and deep M6.9 earthquake hits Fiji – Tonga region

Strong and deep M6.9 earthquake hits Fiji – Tonga region

A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit Fiji – Tonga region at 17:28 UTC on February 24, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 396.1 km (246.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 400 km (248.5 miles). According to the USGS, the…

Earthquake swarm shaking Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Earthquake swarm shaking Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

GeoNet's seismometer network between Taupo and the Tongariro National Park has been recording a swarm of small earthquakes since February 13, 2017. The swarm, a very common characteristic of the greater Rotorua-Taupo area, known as the Taupo Volcanic Zone,…

Very deep M6.5 earthquake hits Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Very deep M6.5 earthquake hits Chuquisaca, Bolivia

A strong and deep earthquake registered by the EMSC as M6.5 hit Chiquisaca, Bolivia at 14:09 UTC on February 21, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 598 km (370 miles). USGS is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter was…

Deep M6.3 earthquake hits Jujuy, Argentina

Deep M6.3 earthquake hits Jujuy, Argentina

A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Jujuy, Argentina at 12:10 UTC on February 18, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 200.6 km (124.6 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 191 km (118.7 miles). According to the USGS, the…

Damaging earthquake swarm shaking Western Turkey

Damaging earthquake swarm shaking Western Turkey

A series of shallow and damaging earthquakes are shaking the tip of the Biga Peninsula in Western Turkey this month. The sequence includes four damaging M5+ earthquakes in which over 350 buildings sustained extensive damage. The quakes are occurring at the…