ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said Thursday. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was reported about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and it struck just south of the Alaska Peninsula, nearly 500 miles southwest…
Earthquake Shakes Peru’s North Pacific Coast
LIMA, Peru—A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the north Pacific coast of Peru on Friday, sending people fleeing their homes, damaging a centuries old church and injuring at least one person. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake happened at 12:10 p.m. local time, with an epicenter about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of the…
Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Near Alaska, Producing Small Tsunami
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck off the Alaskan Peninsula late Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami warning was triggered. The quake struck at 10:15 p.m. local time 91 kilometers south east of Perryville, Alaska, with an epicenter of 46.7 kilometers depth, the geological survey reported. Shortly following the…
Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Near Alaska, Producing a Small Tsunami
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck off the Alaskan Peninsula late Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami warning was triggered. The quake struck at 10:15 p.m. local time 91 kilometers (56.5 miles) southeast of Perryville, Alaska, with an epicenter of 46.7 kilometers (29 miles) depth, the geological survey reported….
Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Near Alaska Triggering Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck off the Alaskan Peninsula late Wednesday, according to the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami warning has been triggered. The quake struck at 10:15 p.m. local time 91 kilometers south east of Perryville, Alaska, with an epicenter of 46.7 kilometers depth, the geological survey reported. The…
Tajikistan Earthquake Kills Five: Emergency Committee
An earthquake in Tajikistan killed five people, the Tajik emergency situations committee said on Saturday, with the epicenter of the quake 165 kilometers (102 miles) northeast of the capital city of Dushanbe. The quake of magnitude 5.9 struck 27 km (17 miles) east of Rasht in Tajikistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. It was…
Indonesians Rush Uphill After 6.1 Magnitude Quake Near Moluccas
JAKARTA—Hundreds of people near Indonesia’s Moluccas islands rushed to higher ground on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1, fearing aftershocks and a possible tsunami. The quake struck at a depth of 19 km (11 miles). There were no immediate reports of casualties. Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged people in a text message…
5.0 Quake Strikes Off Dominican Republic Coast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A 5.0 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic on Monday. The quake occurred at a depth of 54 miles (87 kilometers) and was felt in the Dominican Republic and parts of Puerto Rico. No injuries or damage were reported.
Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Recorded in Southern California
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck about seven miles west of Calipatria, near California’s Salton Sea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The tremor was part of a series of smaller jolts that rocked the area near the Mexican border on Saturday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. On Friday,…
Earthquake at Underwater Hawaii Volcano Shakes Big Island
HONOLULU—An earthquake at an active deep sea volcano off Hawaii shook the Big Island but didn’t appear to have any impact on other nearby volcanoes and no significant damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the magnitude-4.0 quake Wednesday night was located under Loihi seamount, about 20 miles southwest of the…
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