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
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
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
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but there appeared to be no major damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 … Read more
Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan and rattle buildings in Tokyo By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 14:35 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 13 February 2021 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. … Read more
A strong earthquake has hit central Croatia, killing one child and injuring scores more as well as causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said a girl was killed and at least 20 people were injured in the quake on Tuesday. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center … Read more
Powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake destroys buildings in Turkey and sends people fleeing from their homes on Greek islands At least six buildings collapsed in the Turkish city of Izmir after the earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea today Walls crumbled and buildings were damaged on the Greek island of Samos where people fled their homes Turkish … Read more
A colossal 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Alaska on Monday, sparking a tsunami warning and sending families fleeing for higher ground. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that a earthquake struck 55 miles southeast of Sand Point at 4.54pm EST. Just minutes later, the National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning in South … Read more
Earthquake strikes English Channel with magnitude 3 tremors rocking Sussex coast By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 10:31 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 10:56 BST, 13 August 2020 A magnitude-3 earthquake has rocked Sussex after hitting the English Channel. The tremor was detected in the sea this morning at 9am, around 30 miles from Eastbourne. … Read more
Central California is rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake and more than TEN aftershocks triggering a rock slide just two days after a 4.6 quake in the same area The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10.40am and was centered 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) northwest of Ridgecrest in the Owens Valley region It … Read more