A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck 53 miles near Tocopilla in Chile. The earthquake, which hit on Monday, had a depth location of 72.34 kilometers below the earths surface. The U.S. Geological Survey detected the quake at 6:52 local time. Reports are of Chile say that three people claim that they felt the temblor. An earthquake […]
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has just struck off Bitung, Indonesia according to the U.S Geological Survey. The epicenter, with a depth of 37.44km (23 miles), was initially determined to be at least 1.7 degrees north latitude and 126.4 east longitude. This the second large quake to hit the island this weekend as a shallower 5.4 […]
Early Jan. 2, 2019, Indonesia experienced a 5.0 magnitude earthquake centered 188km WNW of Abepura. The epicenter’s depth is shallow; only 46.8 km (29.08 miles). The trembler stuck 07:59 UTC. Currently, no tsunami warning has been issued, and typically one will not occur in a moderate earthquake. However, shallow epicenters often trigger tsunamis. In 2018, nine […]