Cue up the R.E.M. ’cause “it’s the end of the world as we know it.”  Yet another strong earthquake has struck, this time in Peru.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck South America on Wednesday near Bolivia’s capital of La Paz.  This quake, however, was not felt by many residents and mines in the area.
At first, [...]

Continue reading " Peru Earthquake: 5.9 Magnitude "

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal areas of California, including Santa Cruz County, following the 8.3 earthquake that struck American Samoa on Tuesday.
The advisory is really just a heads-up to mariners because the threat seems to be minimal. The tsunami size is being estimated in centimeters.
“It could generate some [...]

Continue reading " Tsunami Advisory in California, Dozens Dead in Samoa "

UPDATE: A witness told Radio New Zealand that villages on the south-east coast of Samoa’s Upolu had been flattened by the earthquake and that police were moving people to higher ground.
Shaking near the epicenter reportedly lasted up to three minutes.
A number of aftershocks also hit the area after the initial earthquake. “We are seeing a [...]

Continue reading " Massive 8.3 Earthquake Near Samoa Sparks 10 Foot Tsunami "

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattled buildings in Anchorage on Wednesday morning.
The earthquake occurred at 10:19am local time (2:19pm EDT)  Wednesday and was centered 31 miles west of Anchorage and 15 miles northeast of the village of Tyonek.
The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says the quake did not generate a tsunami.
You can [...]

Continue reading " Alaska Earthquake: 5.0 Rattles Anchorage "

The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean, about 160 miles north of Port Blair in India’s Andaman Islands. A tsunami watch is now in effect for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
The Andaman Islands earthquake is said to have occurred about 20.6 miles deep, the U.S. [...]

Continue reading " Andaman Islands Earthquake and Tsunami Warning "

An earthquake registering 6.9 on the Richter Scale shook Baja, California late Monday morning and could be felt in the San Diego area, prompting the evacuation of a downtown office tower.
The quake struck approximately 360 miles south of the California border, according to the USGS earthquake center.  Local news reports [...]

Continue reading " Baja California Earthquake Rattles Coast "

UPDATE – 8:26AM EDT: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center now reports that the tsunami generated following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off of New Zealand is small and poses no threat.
The warning center reports that no destructive waves are moving toward New Zealand’s coastline in the wake of a tsunami warning was [...]

Continue reading " New Zealand Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning "

The Los Angeles area was shaken by a small but powerful earthquake on May 19, 2009. The 4.1 earthquake was an aftershock to the magnitude-4.7 earthquake that hit the region less than two days ago. So far, there are no reports of damage or injuries.
The quake hit at 3:49pm, local time, 6:49pm EDT, [...]

Continue reading " Earthquake May 19 2009: Los Angeles Shaken by Aftershock "

A 4.7 earthquake rattled the L.A. area on Sunday, May 17, 2009 with an epicenter that was near the neighborhoods of Inglewood and Lennox, CA. The earthquake struck at about 8:39pm local time.
there were no immediate reports of any serious injuries or damage.
The quake lasted 10 to 15 seconds and could be felt throughout [...]

Continue reading " Lennox CA Hit by 4.7 Earthquake "

There was a relatively minor Los Angeles earthquake that struck in the Santa Monica Mountains on Friday. Thus far, there have been no reports of any injuries or property damage.
An early report indicated that magnitude-4.4 earthquake hit at 6:11pm local time (9:11pm EDT). The U.S. Geological Survey says that it was centered about [...]

Continue reading " Los Angeles Earthquake Measures 4.4 "