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Algeria rattled by strong tremor

A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Algerian coast early Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey said. The USGS said the quake hit 20 kilometres north-east of the city…

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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo, no tsunami warning – NHK

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck in central Japan's Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo at 4:56 a.m. local time (1956 GMT), according to public broadcaster NHK, briefly shaking buildings in…

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UPDATE – Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes central Greece – GFZ

ATHENS (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake hit central Greece on Friday but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or of serious damage to buildings. The GFZ German Research Centre…

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6.2 Earthquake strikes Greece – UPDATE

ATHENS (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked central Greece on Thursday, although there were no immediate reports of casualties, a day after another powerful tremor hit the same area. The…

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Update – Tsunami warning downgraded in New Zealand

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand downgraded its tsunami threat level, as the largest waves have now passed, the National Emergency Management agency said on Friday in its latest update. "All people who…

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Strong 5.6 quake rattles Iceland

A powerful earthquake struck Iceland on Wednesday morning with the tremors being felt in the country's capital, Rekjavik, with the public warning of "several aftershocks". According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…

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Tsunami not expected after 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu – PTWC

A tsunami was not expected after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The U.S. Geological Survey pegged…

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New Zealand, Australia on tsunami watch after strong South Pacific quake

WELLINGTON: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings and calls for residents to avoid beaches and shore areas. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Guyana– EMSC – UPDATE

Jan 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Guyana, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Sunday. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2…

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Earthquake shakes southern Colombia; no damage reported

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Colombia on Saturday, the Colombian Geological Service said, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The epicenter…

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Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake in Antarctica

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Authorities in Chile said on Saturday they regretted spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake…

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Indonesia’s president promises to rebuild city hit by earthquake as death toll reaches 90

Indonesia will rebuild homes and buildings ravaged by a powerful earthquake that struck Sulawesi island last week, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday, as the death toll reached 90 and thousands…

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Argentina quake of magnitude 6.8 shakes homes, buildings; no injuries reported

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck west-central Argentina on Monday, followed by at least five aftershocks that shook buildings and sent products tumbling off supermarket shelves, but there were no…

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Fear, deaths and devastation in Indonesia’s Sulawesi 6.2 magnitude earthquake – UPDATE

UPDATE 0700h - At least 30 people died and hundreds more injured as the quake triggered landslides and caused panic in the middle of the night on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.…

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Irian Jaya, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Irian Jaya, Indonesia on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, it added.…

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Croatia earthquake aftermath

Anadolu - A number of people in quake-hit Petrinja of Croatia have spent the night outside at cars and tents after many buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. The death…

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Croatia Earthquake Update -Seven die 20 injured

SISAK, Croatia, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing seven people, injuring more than 20 and rattling several neighbouring countries, officials and residents said. Rescuers…

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Watch – “Many injured” as hospital and kindergarten collapse after strong second earthquake strikes Croatia

ZAGREB, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck a town in Croatia on Tuesday, with the emergency services saying many people had been injured and video footage…

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5.2 Earthquake strikes Croatia – UPDATE

ZAGREB (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit central Croatia on Monday with an epicentre some 50 kilometres southeast of the capital Zagreb, Croatian state television reported citing data from…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast

ANKARA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck off the coast of Turkey's Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya on Saturday, the Kandilli Observatory said. The earthquake occurred at a…

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No tsunami alert after magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Sumatra, Indonesia

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Tuesday, Indonesia's meterological, climatology and geophysical agency said in a tweet on its official account. The agency…

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6.6-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Greece death-toll reached 35

Rescue workers on Saturday fought their way through the rubble of eight buildings which collapsed in Turkey's western city of Izmir, where a 6.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 35 people. Three…

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Update: Strong earthquake kills 19 people in Turkey and Greek islands

Nineteen people were killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves which slammed into…

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Powerful earthquake strikes south of Alaska, triggering tsunami alert

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning for the area, the U.S. Geological Survey said. https://twitter.com/NWS/status/1318314056198115330 The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said the quake,…

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Series of earth tremors rock Enna in Sicily

A series of earth tremors were recorded in Sicily, in the province of Enna according to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) between Saturday night and Sunday…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes north-eastern Iran

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck northeastern Iran on the border with Turkmenistan on Saturday, state Iranian TV reported. It gave no immediate information on possible casualties or damage from…

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Japan’s coastline

A handout image made available by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows an intensity shake map of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake at a depth of 32.1 kilometres, some 57 km…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes northern Chile

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 and at a depth of 44 km struck northern Chile on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. Chile's National Emergency Office said…

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3.3 magnitude earthquake felt in southern England

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake compared to a "large explosion" has been felt in parts of southern England. The British Geological Survey (BGS) reported that the quake was located in the…

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Powerful earthquakes strike in Chile and Vanuatu

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck 50 km (31.07 miles) south-southwest of Coquimbo in Chile, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake was at a depth of 25 km…

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6.7 earthquake strikes near Chilean coast

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. It earlier showed the magnitude as 7. The…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes Banda Sea off Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Banda Sea off Indonesia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, as it revised upwards a prior figure of 6.8. The…

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Greece rattled by magnitude 5.1 quake, tremors felt in Malta

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 rattled parts of Greece on Monday, with the tremor felt in Athens, witnesses said. The Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens…

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4.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Algeria

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake was registered 3 km NNE of Sidi Mérouane, Algeria, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km. So far there have been…

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5.1 earthquake jolts Cuba

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 79 km SW of Niquero, Cuba at 19:11:48 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of…

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck the Alaskan peninsula, reports the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), said the USGS, some 75…

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.3 magnitude strikes off Wau in Papua New Guinea

A warning for "hazardous tsunami waves" was issued briefly for coastal regions within 300 kms (186.41 miles) of Wau in Papua New Guinea's northeast, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck…

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Fear in China as quake rattles city hit by massive 1976 disaster

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the northern Chinese city of Tangshan on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), reviving memories of a devastating 1976 quake there that was…

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Minor earthquake near Bologna

A magnitude 3 earthquake occurred in Borgo Tossignano, about 50 kilometres from Bologna in the early hours of Saturday. The epicentre was located at a depth of 9 km. So…

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Earth tremors rock Rhodes

A second, moderate earthquake hit in the sea area off the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday morning, without causing injuries or damages. According to the Athens’ Geodynamic Institute, the…

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Strong quake shakes New Zealand’s Milford Sound

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattled Milford Sound, in the tourist hotspot of Fiordland in New Zealand's South Island on Thursday, government seismic monitor Geonet said. Thousands of people in the…

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Major earthquake shakes southern Mexico causing fatalities

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least six people and cutting off isolated villages, as well as causing damage to buildings…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Taiwan region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck the Taiwan region early on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 20 km (12.43…

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UPDATED: Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits north of Halmahera, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck north of Halmahera near the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Indonesia's national…

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Strong 6.8 earthquake in Northern Chile

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Wednesday. The quake struck at a depth of 145 kilometres (90.1 miles), GFZ said.…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Peru

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck 28 km (17 miles) west of Lampa in Peru, at a depth of 144 km (89 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.…

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New Zealand hit by second quake in 24 hours

New Zealand's capital shook for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after a magnitude 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Wellington, data from monitor GeoNet showed. There were no initial reports of…

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New Zealand’s PM stays calm as earthquake strikes while doing TV interview

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was undaunted by an earthquake that struck the capital Wellington on Monday while she was doing a live TV interview, and calmly continued with…

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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake strikes near Wellington, New Zealand

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck near Wellington. It struck 46km deep, 25km northwest of Levin, according to Geonet. The quake has been felt as far north as Gisborne and…

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5.8 magnitude earthquake registered in the Central Mediterranean Sea (UPDATE)

5.7 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Mediterranean Sea, 224 km SW of Methoni, Greece . The earthquake was registered at 23:43 UTC Time (01.43 Malta Time). The earthquake hypo central depth…

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Unusual earthquake in Sweden

Sweden reported its biggest ever earthquake caused by mining on Monday at an iron ore mine north of the Arctic Circle run by state firm LKAB. The quake measured magnitude…

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4.1 earthquake off the coast of Malta

An earthquake measuring 4.1 shook the central Mediterranean off the coast of Malta on Wednesday night. The tremor was also registered by the University of Malta Seismic Monitoring & Research…

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5.5 earthquake off the eastern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Monday but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of…

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Mild tremor registered near Rome

A mild earthquake that registered 3.3 shook the area of Fonte Nuova near Rome. According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the earthquake happened at a…

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5.1 earthquake shakes Iran

At least one person was reported killed and seven others were injured, when a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit northern Iran early on Friday (20:18 GMT on Thursday), according to the country's health…

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Strong Magnitude 6 Earthquake strikes the island of Crete

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The strong earthquake struck south of the Greek island of…

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Strong earthquake rattles Cuba

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near Cuba today, according to Reuters, citing the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center. An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has struck 41 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Baracoa…

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