New Jersey Rattled by 2.4 Magnitude Earthquake
PARAMUS, N.J. — A 2.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Paramus on Friday afternoon, briefly shaking parts of Bergen County and surprising residents across the region. The tremor, recorded at 1:02 p.m., was…
Magnitude 4.6 quake lightly rattles Los Angeles
(Reuters) -A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern California northwest of Los Angeles on Friday, rattling a wide area around the nation’s second-most populous city, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. But there…
Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Pahala, Hawaii – USGS
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the small town of Pahala on the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, revised from an initial magnitude…
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Philippine Islands region –GFZ
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Philippine Islands region on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was 10 km below the Earth’s surface, GFZ said. (Reporting…
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Panama’s northern coast – USGS
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Panama some 37 miles (59 km) from the Caribbean island of Nargana, the United States Geological Survey said on Monday. Shaking was briefly felt…
Strong earthquake strikes Alaska peninsula, tsunami warning lifted
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, and a tsunami warning for nearby regions was issued but…
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Boca Chica, Panama region -USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Boca Chica, Panama region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey(USGS)said. The quake’s epicenter was 72 kilometers south of Boca Chica and at a depth…
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3
KABUL (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.…
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Hindu Kush in Afghanistan – GFZ
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Tuesday. The quake was at a depth of 184…
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Kimbe, Papua New Guinea – USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kimbe region of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake was at a depth of 582.6 km…
Strong earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – An earthquake of about 6.8 magnitude shook eastern Tajikistan at 5:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday, Tajik authorities said, which was felt in China and other neighbouring countries. The…
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hits Romania – EMSC
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Romania on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles) and the epicentre was…
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Santiago Del Estero, Argentina -EMSC
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Santiago Del Estero, Argentina region, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake struck at a depth of 600 kilometres (372.82 miles), EMSC…
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes northern California
(Reuters) -A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 miles) southeast of California’s Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month. The latest earthquake was at a depth…
Earthquake shakes northwest Turkey, 50 people injured
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook northwest Turkey and was felt in Istanbul early on Wednesday, injuring 50 people and damaging some buildings in the province of Duzce, a…
Buildings damaged but no tsunami warning for Solomon Islands after 7.0 earthquake
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Authorities in the Solomon Islands said no tsunami warning would be issued after two powerful earthquakes struck on Tuesday, damaging Australia’s embassy, the airport and shopping malls…
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes western Texas – EMSC
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck western Texas on Wednesday, some 45 km (27.96 miles) from the town of Pecos, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was…
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes California – USGS
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck near the Seven Trees, California, region on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 6.9 km (4.3…
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes southern Alaska region – EMSC
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck near Southern Alaska on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake, initially measured as a magnitude 5.2, was at a depth of 34.17…
Hundreds evacuated in west Indonesia after magnitude 6.1 earthquake
JAKARTA (Reuters) -About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage, the country’s disaster mitigation agency BNPB…
Mexico cenbank to evaluate magnitude of rate hikes based on prevailing conditions, minutes show
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Minutes from Mexico’s central bank Aug. 11 monetary policy meeting published Thursday underscored the possibility of interest rate hikes at future meetings at to-be-determined magnitudes. Banxico, as Mexico’s…
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Unalaska, Alaska
– A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Unalaska in Alaska, a major fishing port with 4,700 full-time residents, on Friday, the Alaska Earthquake Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks said.…
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia, Prompting Tsunami Alert
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia early Tuesday, prompting the country to issue a tsunami warning and direct citizens away from the coasts. The earthquake struck 74 miles north of the Indonesian…
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