Magnitude 6.7 quake hits offshore eastern Indonesia: USGS
- 14-Jul-2025
JAKARTA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Monday off eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat. The quake struck at 12:49 pm Western Indonesia time (0549 GMT) and its epicentre was at a depth of 66 kilometres (40 miles) around 177 kilometres west of the city of […]
6.1-magnitude quake hits off Greek island of Crete: USGS
- 22-May-2025
ATHENS, Greece: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The strong quake struck 82 kilometres (51 miles) northeast of Crete’s capital Heraklion, at a depth of 68 kilometres, the USGS said. The region popular with tourists has been rattled by multiple tremors in […]
6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGS
- 09-Apr-2024
JAKARTA: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no tsunami warning issued. The quake struck off Halmahera Island in North Maluku province at 0948 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometres (22 miles), the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries […]
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolts western Afghanistan: USGS
- 07-Oct-2023
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, with the epicentre close to the region’s largest city. The USGS said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, and was followed by an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter […]
Tsunami warning after 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska: USGS
- 16-Jul-2023
WASHINGTON: A tsunami warning was issued for some areas of the US state of Alaska after a shallow 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck at 0648 GMT Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The offshore quake hit at a depth of 13 miles (21 kilometres) off the Alaskan peninsula, the USGS said. The shallow quake […]
7.0-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Indonesia: USGS
- 18-Jan-2023
JAKARTA: An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the tremor was located 150 kilometres (93 miles) northwest of the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera, at a depth of 48 kilometres. “Hazardous tsunami waves […]
6.5 quake rocks southern Indonesia: USGS
- 16-Dec-2017
JAKARTA: A strong 6.5 earthquake rocked Indonesia’s main island of Java late Friday evening, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital Jakarta. The tremor was measured at a depth of 91 kilometres (56 miles) and struck less than a kilometre (mile) east-southeast of the coastal town of Cipatujah, USGS said. The earthquake […]
Magnitude 6.1 quake hits northern Chile: USGS
- 15-Apr-2017
SANTIAGO: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile, 144 km (90 miles) southeast of Calama, at a depth of 188 km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and struck at about 5:15 a.m. (0815 GMT), USGS said. There were no immediate reports on social media of […]
Two dead after New Zealand earthquake, residents flee tsunami
- 13-Nov-2016
CHRISTCHURCH: At least two people were killed and more fatalities were feared after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand just after midnight Monday, while residents in coastal areas fled following tsunami warnings. As dawn broke there was scant information from many rural villages in the South Island, which were isolated by landslips and fractured […]
6.4-magnitude quake shakes central Chile: Officials
- 04-Nov-2016
SANTIAGO, Chile: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake of “great intensity” struck central Chile on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said. The quake, which struck in the early afternoon, shook buildings in the capital Santiago and caused panic among residents, AFP correspondents said. The quake hit 41 miles (66 km) from the city […]