Powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Alaska The quake was at a depth of 36.2 miles and occurred north Anchorage It struck at around 10:59pm Sunday and was felt throughout the Alaskan interior No tsunami warning was issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center By Sophie Tanno For Dailymail.com Published: 09:05 BST, 31 May 2021 | Updated: 10:03 … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Californians are shaken awake by magnitude 4 earthquake and aftershocks which hit LA before dawn A 4.0 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area at 4:44am Monday local time The tremor’s epicenter was located near Los Angeles International area The U.S. Geological Survey said an earlier 3.3 quake was measured at 4:15 am By … Read more
Tsunmai warning issued after massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan Japan public broadcaster NHK warned residents a tsunami of one metre high The quake hit at 6:09 pm (0909 GMT) in Pacific waters off Miyagi region By Chris Jewers For Mailonline Published: 09:32 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 09:41 GMT, 20 … Read more
Alaska‘s melting glaciers may have set the stage for a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 1958 that triggered a massive avalanche of about 90 million tons of rock down into the narrow inlet of Lituya Bay. A new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute found ice loss has influenced the timing and location … Read more
Lady Gaga shares a moving message with her Japanese fans on the 10th anniversary of the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:57 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 01:59 GMT, 11 March 2021 Lady Gaga has shared a moving message with her Japanese fans on the 10th anniversary of … Read more
New Zealand has been rocked by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake off its east coast just days after a string of quakes in the same region sparked tsunami fears and mass evacuations. A series of tremors were recorded on Tuesday morning – four days after two powerful earthquakes triggered evacuations along a 100-mile stretch of the … Read more
Three earthquakes have rocked the North Island of New Zealand sparking a tsunami warning and mass evacuation. A 7.3-magnitude quake was recorded at 2.27am east of the North Island, before another 7.4-magnitude tremor was recorded near the Kermadec Islands four hours later. An 8.1 magnitude earthquake was then recorded at 8.28am leading authorities to issue … Read more
New Zealand is hit by TWO powerful earthquakes registering more than 7.0 on the Richter scale within hours of each other – sending residents along 100 miles of coast fleeing inland after tsunami warnings 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of NZ’s North Island at 2.27am It was followed by a 7.4-magnitude quake at 6.41am … Read more
New Zealand is hit by 7.3-magnitude earthquake triggering tsunami warning Earthquake struck off the coast of NZ’s North Island early on Friday local time Tsunami waves were possible within 180 miles of epicentre, warning centre said New Zealanders who felt the quake were told to flee inland or seek high ground By Tim Stickings For … Read more
Houses ripped up from their foundations, boats washed miles inland, streets buried in rubble and smoke rising from electrical fires – these were the other-worldly scenes beamed around the world almost 10 years ago after Japan was hit by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. It was 2.46pm local time on March 11, 2011, … Read more