Natural Disaster
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes 218 km W of Bandon, Oregon
BANDON, Oregon, June 29 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck approximately 218 kilometers west of this coastal city…
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Shallow depth of 35 km amplified shaking from magnitude 5.1 quake
The shallow depth of Tuesday’s magnitude 5.1 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands region means one thing for…
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USGS Reports Three People Felt 5.5 Quake West of Oregon Coast
The U.S. Geological Survey clocked a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 11:35 UTC on June 29, centered 218 kilometers…
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Shallow 5.5 earthquake off Oregon coast felt by three people so far
The seafloor off Oregon has been restless for a long time. Nobody feels most of it. But on…
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Seismologists highlight shallow depth of magnitude 5.1 Central America quake
The depth was 10 kilometers. That is the detail that matters most about the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that…
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes 35 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska
CORDOVA, Alaska, June 29 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 35 kilometers south-southwest of Cordova, Alaska early Monday,…
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78 Alaskans Report Shaking from Shallow 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake
Seventy-eight people felt the ground shake. That is the number the U.S. Geological Survey has on record for…
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Shallow 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Felt by 78 Near Cordova, Alaska
For residents of Cordova, Alaska, the early morning shaking came without warning. At 03:32 UTC on Monday, a…
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 8 km WNW of Changning, China
CHANGNING, June 28 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 8 kilometres west-northwest of Changning, China on Sunday at…
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Shallow depth of magnitude 5.2 quake near Changning amplifies surface impact
Shallow earthquakes hit harder. That’s the blunt physics of Sunday’s magnitude 5.2 event eight kilometres west-northwest of Changning,…
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U.S. Geological Survey records magnitude 5.2 quake near Changning, China
CHANGNING — The ground shook here Sunday afternoon. For 11 people, at least, it was enough to report.…
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Deep 81 km quake west of Foxton Beach part of long tectonic history
The Pacific and Australian tectonic plates have been grinding against each other beneath New Zealand for millions of…
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 45 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
PORT-OLRY, Vanuatu, June 28 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 45 kilometers northeast of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sunday,…
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USGS logs magnitude 5.2 quake at 160 km depth near Port-Olry, Vanuatu
The shaking arrived at 07:05 UTC on Sunday, June 28. It came from deep underground. The U.S. Geological…
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Deep Earthquake in Vanuatu Spares Surface from Worst Effects
The Pacific Ring of Fire delivered a moderate jolt to Vanuatu on Sunday, but the depth of the…
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5.1 quake hits 112 km SW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
BANDAR LAMPUNG, June 27 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 112 kilometres southwest of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, on…
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes 50 km ENE of Noda, Japan
NODA, June 27 — How does a magnitude 5.9 earthquake 35 kilometres underground compare to the colossal events…
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Magnitude 5.2 quake hits 139 km east of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
KIRAKIRA, June 27 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck 139 kilometres east of Kirakira in the Solomon…
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes 43 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
JURM, Afghanistan, June 27 — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 43 kilometers south of Jurm, Afghanistan on Saturday,…
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Deep 525.5 km Quake Near Timor Leste Rattles Wide Area, Causes Little Damage
Deep earthquakes are strange beasts. They rattle the ground over vast distances, but they rarely break things. Saturday’s…
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Deep Earthquake Strikes Afghan Mountain Range for Second Time in Decade
The ground shook for the second time in a decade under the same remote Afghan mountain range on…
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Deep 525-km quake near Timor Leste spares coastal communities from harm
The depth of Saturday’s earthquake near Timor Leste was its most defining feature. At 525.542 kilometers below the…
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USGS Reports Two Felt Shaking from Shallow 5.9 Quake Near Noda
Two people felt the ground move. That’s the official count from the U.S. Geological Survey’s reporting systems after…
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USGS Reports Shallow Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Near Noda, Japan
The ground beneath Noda, Japan, did not move much on June 27. But for the people who felt…
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