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WATCH: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts red hot lava, knocks out remote camera

December 09, 2025 12:18 pm

A monitoring camera which was being operated by the US Geological Survey (USGS) was taken offline on Saturday after a powerful eruption at Kilauea, which is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

Earthquake of 7.6 magnitude shakes Caribbean southwest of Cayman Islands: USGS

February 09, 2025 6:07 am

The quake struck at 6:23 p.m. local time and had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said. The US National Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was not expected.

What's known about the Russian volcano that may be about to erupt?

November 27, 2022 1:43 pm

Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Kamchatka, having erupted at least 60 times in the past 10,000 years.

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines: USGS

August 05, 2017 8:25 am

The USGS said the quake was 46.2 miles (74 km) deep but European quake agency EMSC put it at only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep, which would increase its impact.

USGS: Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Malaysia, no tsunami warning issued

June 05, 2015 10:15 am

USGS: Quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, with its epicentre located 19 kilometres from the town of Ranau and 54 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu in the district of Sabah.

6.9 magnitude quake strikes off Solomon Islands: US Geological Survey

May 21, 2015 7:49 am

Earlier this month, neighbouring Papua New Guinea was rattled by a 7.1 quake.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes southern Peru: USGS

July 17, 2013 8:34 am

Magnitude 6 quakes are capable of causing severe damage.

Quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra days after deadly tremor

July 06, 2013 11:20 am

A 6.1 magnitude quake on Tuesday had killed 35 people in Indonesia's Aceh province.

6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga: USGS

May 12, 2013 9:54 am

Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said based on the depth of the quake,no tsunami was expected.

Strong Iran quake kills 1,causes damage

May 12, 2013 2:26 am

The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres,the USGS said.

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