A 6.6-magnitude quake rattled the Mediterranean region, hitting the area to the north-west of Cyprus. The quake’s depth was reported at 19.6 km (12.1 mi), according to the USGS. The quake struck at 01:07 GMT, some 62 km (38 mi) off Paphos, a coastal city in southwest Cyprus with a …
Read More »6.2 quake strikes off coast of California
The quake struck at 12:10 PST (20:10 GMT), approximately 38 kilometers west of the northern Californian community of Petrolia. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, according to reports, and state emergency services say they are monitoring any potential “secondary impacts.” Weather services have warned that the quake has …
Read More »7.5-magnitude quake triggers tsunami alert in Indonesia
The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG) issued an early tsunami alert for the islands of Flores and Lembata, with communities being advised to “stay away from beaches and river banks” shortly after the quake was reported around 10:20 local time (03:20 GMT) on Tuesday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »Homes shaken by 7.5-magnitude quake (VIDEOS)
The epicenter of the quake was located some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the town of Barranca in the northern part of the country, the US Geological Survey said. There were no reports as yet of any deaths or major destruction caused by the disaster, which occurred in a sparsely …
Read More »Footage of damaged buildings surfaces after 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Australia (VIDEO)
The quake hit around 9:15am local time on Wednesday and was recorded at a magnitude of 6 by Australia’s Geoscience agency, which noted there is currently no tsunami threat to the region. Photos and videos have emerged on social media purporting to show the aftermath of the earthquake, which appeared …
Read More »At least one dead after 7.0-magnitude quake rocks Mexico near Acapulco
The quake hit some 20.9 km (13 mi) north-east of Acapulco, Mexico’s largest beach resort and a major seaport on the Pacific coast. The USGS initially reported the tremor’s magnitude as 7.4, but later downgraded it to 7.0. Civil Protection Authorities in the Guerrero state, which has borne the brunt …
Read More »Haiti quake death toll shoots to 1,297 as hospitals overwhelmed with some 5,700 injured
The new toll presents a dramatic increase from at least 724 deaths that were reported earlier on Sunday, up from a previous count of 304. Many of the casualties, including an estimated 2,800 injuries, occurred in southwestern Haiti, near the quake’s epicenter. Overall, at least 5,700 people have been injured, …
Read More »5.8-magnitude tremor rocks Haiti as it reels from devastating quake that killed over 300
The new tremor hit some 31km (19 miles) north of the city of Jeremie in Haiti’s westernmost Grand’Anse department on Sunday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The USGS put the quake’s depth at 12km. While the USGS predicted that some casualties may result from the new quake, …
Read More »Buildings damaged & collapsed after Haiti hit with ‘major’ 7.2 quake
The earthquake was reported early on Saturday morning, with the United States Geological Survey putting its intensity at magnitude 7.2, or “major.” The epicenter was 12km (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, a town of more than 50,000 inhabitants. Unconfirmed reports from multiple media outlets suggest several deaths and many injuries. …
Read More »US Navy’s explosive test off Florida coast triggers 3.9-magnitude ‘quake’ as world’s most expensive warship undergoes shock trial
The US Geological Survey reported the 3.9 magnitude tremor on Friday, after the Navy’s second shock trial for the USS Gerald R. Ford, a $13 billion warship and the latest aircraft carrier to be introduced into the American fleet. The blast was detonated about 100 miles off of Florida’s Flagler …
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