Magnitude 6.4 (initially 6.7) earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, Canada

Magnitude 6.4 (initially 6.7) earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, Canada

A strong earthquake with initial magnitude 6.7, later downgraded at 6.4, was registered 140 km (86 miles) SSE of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada. USGS registered depth of 23 km (14.3 miles).USGS expects a strong shaking for only 2,000 people and a moderate shaking

Axial Seamount: Undersea volcano eruption off the coast of Oregon, US

Axial Seamount: Undersea volcano eruption off the coast of Oregon, US

An undersea volcano has erupted off the coast of Oregon, spewing forth a layer of lava more than 12 feet (4 meters) thick in some places, and opening up deep vents that belch forth a cloudy stew of hot water and microbes from deep inside the Earth.Scientists uncovered e

Deep-sea volcanoes could also explode

Deep-sea volcanoes could also explode

Between 75 and 80% of all volcanic activity on Earth takes place at deep-sea, mid-ocean ridges. Most of these volcanoes produce effusive lava flows rather than explosive eruptions, both because the levels of magmatic gas (which fuel the explosions and are made up of…