Tag: earthquake

• Monday, December 28th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Sunday 6,8 magnitude earthquake rocks south central Chile on Sunday

  

  An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of south-central Chile on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, but Chilean officials immediately discarded the risk of a tsunami.

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Intermediate earthquake felt Sunday noon in northern Chile

  

  An intermediate magnitude 6.0 earthquake was reported around Sunday noon near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Sunday 6 December 2020 at 1.47 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 114 km.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 07:42 UTC

  Magnitude 7,4 earthquake strikes the south of Mexico's Pacific coast

  

  A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least five people and cutting off isolated villages, as well as causing damage to buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  Major quake in the Caribbean, northwest of Jamaica

  

  A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey reported, raising the risk of tsunami waves in the region.

• Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:00 UTC

  Strong earthquakes strike Colombia, with no reports of injuries or major damage

  

  Two strong earthquakes, of magnitude 6.2 and magnitude 5.7, struck central Colombia on Tuesday, the Colombian Geological Service said, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or major damage.

• Friday, June 14th 2019 - 10:11 UTC

  No tsunami warning, as powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near Coquimbo, Chile

  

  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile, near the coastal city of Coquimbo today.

• Friday, March 1st 2019 - 20:05 UTC

  Peru hit by earthquake also felt in Bolivia, Brazil and Chile

  

  An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Juliaca, near the Bolivian border, it was reported.

• Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Indonesia volcano activity on the rise: exclusion area expanded and flights rerouted

  

  The alert level for Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano has been raised to the second-highest level possible, after a series of eruptions, while all flights around the volcano have been rerouted and a 5km (three-mile) exclusion zone has also been imposed.

• Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

  Mount Etna in Sicily hit by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake: 30 people injured

  

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hit an area north of Catania on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily early on Wednesday, damaging buildings and injuring about 30 people, officials said.

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Hundreds killed and injured after tsunami hits Indonesian coastal towns

  

  At least 220 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit coastal towns on Indonesia's Sunda Strait government officials say. There was no warning of the giant waves which struck at Saturday night, destroying hundreds of buildings, sweeping away cars and uprooting trees.