An earthquake of at least 5.9 magnitude struck in rural western China Monday morning killing at least 20 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was very shallow at only 6 miles deep.
Officials in the Gansu province say the quake struck near the city of Dingxi. The area is about the size of New Jersey and a total population of 2.7 million population. Continue reading
Algeria’s state news agency says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake has caused massive damage in the northern part of the country.
The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey said was magnitude 4.9, hit around 4 a.m. about 25 miles south of the capital city of Algiers. Continue reading
Southern Peru has been rocked by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. The quake was the seventh quake in the region in the last week.
The U.S. Geological Survey marked the quakes epicenter at 53 miles northwest of Arequipa, Peru. The quake registered a depth of 52 miles. Continue reading
Intense rescue operations are still underway after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake caused massive devastation to Indonesia’s Aceh province. Officials say that quake shook the ground for at least 15 seconds in some of the worst hit areas.
Officials say the death toll is 24 and very likely to rise with more than 200 confirmed injured in the quake. In addition to damage from the quake that included flattening houses, landslides buried other homes. Continue reading
Central Washington was shaken Wednesday night by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake.
“Wiggle, jiggle and shake with a popping sound that sounded like someone slapped the house,” Chris Millsap of Manson told KGW. Continue reading
A report released today by the Department of Energy’s inspector general says that an earthquake could destroy the building at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico that produces the plutonium cores of nuclear weapons.
In the event of a collapse, deadly levels of radiation would be released into the air. Continue reading
Residents thought it was a quarry blast or thunder or an attempt to blow up a beaver dam.
Instead, the U.S. Geological Survey said it was a 2.1 magnitude earthquake at 7:04 a.m. Monday. The quake centered about 3.1 miles underground in the Deep Run area of Lenoir County, North Carolina. Continue reading
When their homes started to shake, residents of Rockaway Borough, New Jersey first thought there may have been an explosion Sunday at a nearby military base.
The U.S. Geological Survey said otherwise. They reported a 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:54 a.m. local time. Residents said the quake lasted about three seconds. Continue reading
The eastern coast of Russia was struck with a massive earthquake Friday that could be felt over 4,000 miles from the epicenter. Continue reading
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook northern California Thursday night.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake centered near Greenville in far northeastern California. The USGS reported no major damage or injuries from the quake. Continue reading
