Share US seismologists has reported that a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook  Papua New Guinea Thursday, however,  a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said "no major human impact is expected." The quake that struck  the New Britain region at 7:13 am (2113 GMT Wednesday)had  a depth of 48 kilometers (30 [Continue reading]

Share \ Seismologist confirmed that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia Monday. However, there were no reports of damage, yet, an earlier tsunami warning was lifted. The undersea quake hit Indonesia’s Kepulauan Mentawai region at 9:42 pm (1442 GMT) at a shallow depth of 14.2 kilometers (nine miles), the US [Continue reading]

Share     Phivolcs recorded a 5.8 magnitude earthquake at 9:28 this morning. Epicenter located 20kms wouthwest of Babuyan Island region, 210 km northeast of Laoag Luzon Philippines.  Tectonic in origin with a 10km depth of focus.     Intensity 4 was felt in Calayan Island and 3 in Camalaniugan, Cagayan Province.   [Continue reading]

Share A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the South Island of New Zealand Saturday morning. Report was from US Geological Survey. The quake hits at a depth of 16.1 kilometers (10.0 miles) some 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the island’s largest city of Christchurch at 04:05 am (1635 GMT Friday), the USGS said. Fortunately, there [Continue reading]

Share A magnitude of 6.4 earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no risk of a tsunami. Share [Continue reading]

Share   A magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Baja California was felt from Tijuana and Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Phoenix. Damage reports from the U.S.-Mexico border region are growing.  Reports of damage was also  being reported north of the border. The quake hit south of Mexicali, Mexico, at 3:40 p.m. Sunday. According to Calexico Fire [Continue reading]

Share   A 6.4 magnitude quake shook Taiwan on Thursday March 4 which has caused damages and interrupted the communications surrounding the island, particularly the county of Kaohsiung. Fortunately there was no tsunami alert reported.  The director of the Central Weather Bureau’s Seismology Center Kuo Kai-wen, said the Taiwan quake [Continue reading]

Share In her role as a goodwill ambassador of U.N. refugee agency, Angelina Jolie started two days of assisting Haiti earthquake victims. The Haitians were all happy to see her when she visited an SOS Villages camp for orphans outside the city after meeting with U.N. officials in Port-au-Prince . A U.S.-based Baptist group was [Continue reading]