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M6.5 earthquake strikes Bonin Islands Japan region
Deep quake at 492 km depth along Izu-Bonin subduction zone triggers no tsunami, USGS reports
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Why the Tibetan Plateau Is So Seismically Active and Prone to Major Earthquakes
Explore the geological mechanics of the India-Eurasia plate collision, continuous crustal stress accumulation, and faulting across the Roof…
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Two Powerful Earthquakes Hit Panama, Collapsing Buildings and Roads in Central Provinces
Earthquakes result from sudden energy release along geological faults, with magnitude and depth determining their destructive potential for…
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Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Strikes North of Great Falls, Montana
GREAT FALLS, September 22 — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck just north of Great Falls, Montana, on Friday,…
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Night Quake in the Gulf of Aden: USGS Logs a Shallow Magnitude 6.0 Event
The shallow depth of Thursday morning’s earthquake in the Gulf of Aden is the detail that tells seismologists…
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5.0 Quake Shakes Russia’s Severo-Kuril’sk, No Tsunami Warning Issued
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, August 7 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 49 km southeast of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, at 14:21 UTC…
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes 110 km West of Buala in the Solomon Islands
HONIARA, August 6 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 110 km west of Buala in the Solomon Islands…
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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Shakes Arunachal Pradesh Near Shi Yomi, No Damage Reported
SHI YOMI, August 5 — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 5 struck 60 kilometres north-northeast of Shi…
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes ocean south of Tonga, USGS sets no tsunami flag
NUKU‘ALOFA, August 4 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of Tonga today, August 04, 2026, at 14:56…
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Magnitude 5 quake shakes Changning, China, no tsunami warning
CHANGNING, China, Aug 2 — When the ground shifts beneath a seismically busy corner of China, even a…
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Magnitude 5.1 Quake Strikes Offshore Near Tristan Da Cunha
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, Aug. 1 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the Tristan da Cunha region on Saturday,…
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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Port McNeill, Canada
PORT MCNEILL, August 1 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, a mid-range jolt in the grand scheme of planetary…
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes 132 km East-Northeast of Masohi, Indonesia
MASOHI, July 31 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recorded a magnitude 5.1 earthquake striking 153 km…
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Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes near Uto in Kyushu, USGS issues Red alert
UTO, July 28 — The story begins just after seven in the morning, universal time, when the ground…
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Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes shallow beneath central Iceland south of Akureyri
AKUREYRI, Iceland, July 28 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 110 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland, at 05:36…
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Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes shallow northwest of Oula Xiuma, China
OULA XIUMA, China, July 28 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the ground 190 kilometres northwest of this…
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes northwest China, USGS issues yellow alert
OULA XIUMA, July 28 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 191 km northwest of this Chinese settlement early…
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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Off Atka in Alaska’s Aleutians, No Tsunami Threat
ATKA, Alaska, July 26 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 99 kilometers southeast of Atka, Alaska, at 08:35…
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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Off Mexico Triggers Tsunami Warning, No Major Damage Reported
MEXICO CITY, July 25 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 kilometres southwest of Puerto Madero, Mexico, at…
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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes Kermadec Islands, no tsunami risk
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 21 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region on Tuesday at…
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Alaska’s Great Sitkin Volcano Stays at Watch Level as Lava Dome Keeps Growing
ANCHORAGE, July 19 — Great Sitkin, a stratovolcano along the Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc, remains at its Watch…
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Shallow M6.3 quake off Loyalty Islands brings green alert and no tsunami threat
Seismologists are calling Monday’s magnitude 6.7 earthquake southeast of the Loyalty Islands a textbook shallow rupture. The U.S.…
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Shallow magnitude 6.3 quake off Loyalty Islands brings green alert, no damage or tsunami threat
At 06:45 UTC on July 13, 2026, the seafloor southeast of the Loyalty Islands ruptured. The U.S. Geological…
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Strong 5.3 Quake Rattles Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast
OROTINA, Costa Rica, July 7 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 10 kilometers west-southwest of Orotina, Costa Rica,…
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