Tag: USGS
No tsunami warning, as powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near Coquimbo, Chile
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019According to the U.S. Geological Survey, strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile, near the coastal city ... Read More
Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador
Chief Assignment Editor- May 30, 2019A powerful earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, has hit off the coast of El Salvador. The quake sent ... Read More
Huge earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, no tsunami threat to Hawaii
Chief Assignment Editor- May 14, 2019Powerful, magnitude 7.5 earthquake has rattled Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands today, U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no ... Read More
Massive earthquake hit Ecuador Peru border region
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 22, 2019A major earthquake shook the border region between Ecuador and Peru this morning. Even though an earthquake of this magnitude ... Read More
Strong earthquake strikes off eastern Philippines
Chief Assignment Editor- February 8, 2019A 6.1 magnitude quake struck off the eastern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There was no ... Read More
Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Sumatra
Chief Assignment Editor- February 2, 2019A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesian island of Sumatra. The quake occurred 166km south-southeast of ... Read More
No tsunami threat after new Vanuatu earthquake
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck of the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, the US Geological ... Read More
Indonesian Island of Ternate reports strong earthquake
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 6, 2019The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a massive 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck 173 km north-northwest of the island of Ternate at a depth ... Read More
Massive Philippine Earthquake and Tsunami downgraded from 7.2 to 6.9
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 29, 2018An earthquake measuring 7.2-magnitude on the Richter scale struck southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Saturday. It was later downgraded ... Read More
Strong 7.5 Pacific Ocean Earthquake: No tsunami threat
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 4, 2018A strong 7.5 earthquake occurred Wednesday night 185 miles South of Loyalty Islands. Local authorities in Vanuatu issued a local ... Read More
Tsunami Warning issued for New Caledonia and Vanuatu
Juergen T Steinmetz- November 19, 2017A Pacific Tsunami warning in effect for New Caledonia and Vanutu after a 7.0 earthquake earlier. More information pasted below: ... Read More
