8.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Coast of Mexico, Tsunami Warnings Issued
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake has been reported off the coast of Mexico, with residents told to evacuate and a tsunami warning issued for the region and neighbouring countries. The quake struck 200km south-west of the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez just after midnight on Thursday local time. M8.0 #earthquake (#sismo) strikes 200 km SW of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (#Mexico) 25 min ago. … Continue reading
The 2017 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Is Now One of the Biggest on Record with 2,300 Quakes Since June
The ongoing swarm at Yellowstone National Park is now one of the longest and largest on record. The largest swarm ever recorded was in October 1985; it lasted for three months and included more than 3,000 earthquakes. There was another large swarm in 2010, when more than 2,000 events were recorded over a month. To add to this nerve racking … Continue reading
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake – North of Ascension Island
This is an offshore quake and there are currently no reports of it causing any damage on any nearby land area. Magnitude: 6.8 Depth: 10 km Date-Time: 18 Aug 2017 02:59:22 UTC Nearby places: 760.1 km (471.2 mi) N of Georgetown, Saint Helena 848.9 km (526.3 mi) SW of Greenville, Liberia 870.3 km (539.6 mi) SSW of Buchanan, Liberia 878.1 … Continue reading
Studies Suggest, Unusual “Pink Sky” May Appear Before Some Earthquakes
Residents of Lincoln, Montana, were recently treated to a late-evening scare, as an earthquake rattled the area at around 12:30 AM last Thursday. Little damage was reported near its epicenter, which was located about 62 miles north of Butte. In fact, according to USGS data, Montana experienced around five small earthquakes, or “tremblors” as they are called, throughout the Helena … Continue reading
7.0 Earthquake Hits Sichuan China
Four people are reportedly dead at a tourist resort in China’s southwest province of Sichuan following an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the richter scale. Chinese authorities say the earthquake measured magnitude 7, according to state media. The earthquake hit a mountainous area some 200km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan, and was measured at a depth of 10km … Continue reading
Crater Quake? Shallow 5.1M Earthquake Shakes World’s Second Largest Meteorite Crater (Western Australia)
Yes, you read that right, a crater which is the second largest crater on Earth (crater that was created by a crashed meteorite in the past) experienced an earthquake. The Big Wobble reports: An earthquake initially measuring greater than magnitude 5 on the Richter scale has been recorded near the famous Wolfe Creek Crater in Western Australia – the second … Continue reading
Shallow 6.7 Earthquake Rocks Resorts on Turkish Coast and Greek Island of Kos Accompanied by Small Tsumani
A large earthquake has been reported off the Turkish coast and the Greek Islands in an area popular with British Tourist. Video Added from #Bodrum#Tsunami #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/3bR5tHnieg — Global News (@GlobalZarfati) July 20, 2017 The US Geological Survey recorded a 6.7 magnitude quake off the south west coast close to the resort town of Bodrum and the Greek Island of … Continue reading
3.6 Magnitude Quake Hits West Yellowstone Bringing the Current Sequence to Over 1200 Since June 12th
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred at 02:31 PM on July 18, 2017. (MDT) The epicenter of the shock was located 9.3 mi N of W. Yellowstone, MT.This earthquake is part of an ongoing sequence of earthquakes that began on June 12, 2017 and included a magnitude 4.4 event on June … Continue reading
Another Quake Rattles Lincoln Montana (4.0 Magnitude)
Less than two weeks after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocked western Montana, the same area was rattling again early Monday as a result of a 4.0 magnitude temblor centered near Lincoln. Monday’s quake originated from a depth of about 7 miles underground roughly 8 miles southeast of Lincoln at 2:49 a.m., according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. … Continue reading
7.4 Earthquake Off the Coast of Alaska; ‘Hazardous Tsunami Waves’ Possible’
A powerful quake of magnitude 7.4 struck in the northern Pacific Ocean between the tip of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday. The quake struck at 1:34 a.m. on Tuesday (at 2334 GMT on Monday) some 125 miles (200 km) from the city of Nikol’skoye on Bering island off the Kamchatka Peninsula. … Continue reading
