April 18, 2021 1:28 pm
Iranian state television alerted on its broadcast, saying it was a 5.9 magnitude. A second aftershock quake of 4.5 magnitude followed it.
July 19, 2018 2:01 pm
The results showed that beaches in Australia and Africa are experiencing more erosion than growth, a process scientists call accretion.
October 31, 2017 8:28 am
There was no immediate tsunami warning issued by the Pacific from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
July 13, 2017 4:08 pm
First off, the quake was centered far offshore and very deep while North Korea's past nuclear tests were conducted on land. The quake struck 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of the northern port city of Chongjin. The epicenter was 559 kilometers (347 miles) below the seabed.
May 23, 2015 10:28 am
The Solomons have been rocked by several quakes of 6.0-magnitude or higher in recent days, with the most recent a 6.0 magnitude quake which hit the islands early on Friday.
August 29, 2014 11:18 am
Greece lies in a highly seismically active part of the Mediterranean, but most quakes cause no damage or injuries.
August 18, 2014 6:43 pm
In April last year, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran and neighbouring Pakistan, killing 40 people.
April 11, 2014 1:58 pm
The quake hit at a depth of 54 kilometres at around the same distance from the town of Panguna on Bougainville island.
March 10, 2014 12:08 pm
US Geological Survey says the temblor struck at 5:18 GMT about four miles (6 kilometers) beneath the Pacific seabed.
December 01, 2013 12:57 pm
The epicentre was in the Indian Ocean,162 miles (260km) west of the town of Sibolga.