Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Pacific Coast at Mexico Guatemala Border
A huge 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico at the border with Guatemala, shortly after a series of smaller quakes hit the Pacific coast off Chiapas. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has said there is no tsunami risk at this stage. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the magnitude 6.9 quake was 8km (5 miles) southwest of Tajumulco, Guatemala. … Continue reading
Small Earthquake With Oddly Powerful Effects Leaves Melbourne Australia Residents Baffled
A 2.3-magnitude earthquake which rocked Melbourne was mistaken by baffled locals as a backfiring car and a pack of possums. There were reports of a loud bang when the earthquake struck the Dandenong Ranges area at 9.16pm on Monday. Social media lit up with puzzled explanations after reports of rattling windows and shaking roofs in a number of homes. Head … Continue reading
Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands but did not cause a tsunami or damage structures. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake occurred at 2:24 p.m. about 127 miles (204 kilometers) northwest of Attu (at-TOO) Island near the far west end of the Aleutians. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the moderate earthquake was at a depth … Continue reading
Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
A powerful earthquake struck an area southeast of the Indonesian city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi on Monday, prompting people to flee from their homes though there was no tsunami warning issued, officials said. Sutopo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said in a statement the quake lasted around 20 seconds and caused panic and people … Continue reading
‘EXTREME’ Earthquake in Store for For New Zealand as Fault Lines Set to Collide
The Oceanic country is still coming to terms with the damage caused by the 2011 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch which claimed the lives of almost 200 people. Researchers are now warning New Zealanders to brace themselves for a quake which could measure 8.0 on the Richter Scale in the coming years. The experts behind the study say that a … Continue reading
Earthquake Accompanied by Loud Boom Startles Couple in Southwestern Ontario Canada
A Wheatley woman says a minor earthquake Saturday night startled her and her husband while they watched the hockey game. The United States Geological Survey says a 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit around 9:50pm on Saturday. It was reportedly centred about 5 km below the surface near the intersection of Wheatley Rd. and Essex Rd. 8. Siobhan Cence says it sounded … Continue reading
Remote Region of Iran Jolted by 5.7M Quake
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that a 5.7 magnitude earthquake has jolted a remote area in the northeast of the country. The Saturday report said the epicenter of the quake wasthe town of Pishqaleh, with a population of about 2,000 people, some 800 kilometres (498 miles) northeast of the capital Tehran. The earthquake led to … Continue reading
Huge Earthquake Could Open Up Cracks in the Earth and Swallow Everything in its Wake
Faults known as ‘thrust faults’ could one day tear massive holes in the Earth, the chilling study has shown. In the past, thrust faults have been responsible for some of the most devastating earthquakes – including the 2011 quake off the coast of Japan. The new research, carried out by experts from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and École … Continue reading
A Shallow 5.5M Earthquake Hits China’s Xinjiang Region Kills 9 Dead, More than 20 Injured
At least nine people were killed and more than 20 injured after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Taxkorgan county in western China, the region’s earthquake administration said. The quake struck a remote mountainous area in China’s Xinjiang region that borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday morning. The Xinjiang Earthquake Administration said 23 people had been injured, including one seriously, and … Continue reading
6.8M Earthquake South Sandwich Islands Region
A shallow (10.0 km depth) 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck the South Sandwich Island Region Wednesday May 10, 2017. (2017-05-10 23:23:36 UTC 56.416°S 25.738°W 10.0 km depth) No Tsunami Warning, Advisory, Watch, or Threat has been issued at this time. Structure Information Summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake … Continue reading
