Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Kuril Islands

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Kuril Islands

Strong earthquake measuring M6.0 hit Kuril Islands on September 09, 2012 at 05:39:20 UTC. The epicenter was located 141 km (87 miles) SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (49.429°N, 155.537°E) at depth of 58.7 km (36.5 miles) according to USGS.EMSC recorded magnitude

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake at Niuatoputapu, Tonga

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake at Niuatoputapu, Tonga

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occur  20 km out of the Niuatoputapu coast, an island belonging to Tonga.  According to USGS epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga, 272 km (169 miles) N of Neiafu, Tonga and 346 km (214 miles) SW of APIA, Samoa

M 6.0 earthquake rattles Costa Rica

M 6.0 earthquake rattles Costa Rica

A deep 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in the middle of Costa Rica at a depth of 70 km. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook the capital city of Costa Rica on Friday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was felt strongly in San Jose but there were no