Major 7.5-magnitude earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears; no casualties reported
• 5 years agoThe earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula triggered a number of its own aftershocks shortly after, ranging from 3.5 to 5.9 magnitude
NASA, USGS create a 'blueprint' of the moon that will help in future human space missions
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoInformation from six Apollo-era regional maps along with data from recent satellite missions to the moon was used to create the map.
22 dead, 200 injured as earthquake measuring 5.8 strikes Mirpur town in Pakistan occupied Kashmir
• 6 years agoMagnitude 5.8 quake struck 23 km north of Jhelum, roughly 120 km southeast of Pakistan’s capital Islamabad
Day after 6.4 magnitude 'foreshock', Southern California hit by quake measuring 7.1 on Richter scale; no casualties reported
• 6 years agoThe USGS said the previous day's tremor was a "foreshock" to Friday's quake, with CNN reporting that the latest tremor in southern California was 11 times stronger.
Strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude rocks Japan; advisory tsunami warning lifted as no major damages reported
• 6 years agoA strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports, on Wednesday
China earthquake: Toll in 6.0 magnitude quake increases to 12 as more than 4,000 people relocate due to collapsing structures
• 6 years agoThe toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings
China earthquake: Toll in 6.0 magnitude quake rises to 11 as rescuers pull survivors out of wrecked buildings
• 6 years agoThe toll from a strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 11 dead and 122 injured on Tuesday.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Indonesia's Sumba Island; no tsunami warning or reports of damage, casualties
• 7 years agoA strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
Earthquake of 7.4 magnitude strikes off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula; threat of tsunami passes, no damage reported
• 7 years agoA major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Russia’s sparsely populated far east on Thursday, but officials said the threat of a tsunami had passed and no damage was reported.
5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Andaman Islands; no casualty, property loss reported
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe earthquake occurred at 4.19 pm and lasted for 27 seconds. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred 165 kilometres south west of Port Blair.