A magnitude 8.6 earthquake occurred at 2:38 p.m. local time today (Wednesday) off the west coast of northern Sumatra. Shortly thereafter, a magnitude 8.2 aftershock shook the country as well. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami watch for Indonesia. While this does not mean a tsunami is imminent, a tidal wave is [...]
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Folks in Alaska likely received a rude awakening in the wee hours of Friday morning as a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region at 6:55 a.m. EDT (2:55 a.m. local time). The quake struck in the Aleutian Islands off just off the Alaska coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting a tsunami warning for [...]
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A massive earthquake has rocked the South Pacific and prompted a tsunami warning for Kermadec Island, Tonga, and New Zealand. The earthquake had a reported magnitude of 7.8 and struck off the Kermadec Islands. There has been a tsunami advisory warning issued for the Pacific – for the Kermadec Islands, Tonga and New Zealand based [...]
Yet another powerful earthquake has rattled the Earth today as a powerful 6.8-magnitude quake shook Myanmar on Thursday. The earthquake hit in eastern Myanmar, about 55 miles north of Chiang Rai, Thailand, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS says it was a relatively shallow temblor, occurring at a depth of about 6 miles, which [...]
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A massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck in Chile, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was located about 45 miles northwest of Temuco (370 miles southwest of Santiago). Officials at the airport in Temuco felt the temblor, but so far, no damage has been reported. No tsunami warning has been issued [...]
A hefty 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast early on Thursday, killing on person and rattling buildings as far away as Mexico City. The U.S. Geological Survey says the strong earthquake struck near the town of Pinotepa Nacional, which is located about 80 miles to the southwest of the city of Oaxaca. So far, there [...]
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UPDATE: The quake has opened a new faultline in the Earth. New Zealand has been struck by a massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake hit New Zealand’s second-largest city of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, local time. There have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries and the [...]
Now that’s an unusually large quake. A whopping 7.2-magnitude earthquake has his just south of the Mariana Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Mariana Islands consist mainly of two U.S. territories, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The islands are located in between Hawaii and the Philippines. The Pacific Tsunami [...]
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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 [...]
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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 issued earlier. The waves [...]
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