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China on the lookout for earthquakes during Beijing Olympics
The memories of the horrendous earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province on May 12th of this year, claiming the lives of nearly seventy thousand people and leaving anywhere between five to eleven million people... 5.2 M Quake Hits Northern Calafornia
5.2 M Quake, Northern CA, April 30, 2008 03:03:06 GMT Today"Magnitude5.4 Date-TimeWednesday, April 30, 2008 at 03:03:06 UTCTuesday, April 29, 2008 at 08:03:06 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time... 4.7 quake rocks Reno as area's seismic activity continues
Reno has experienced more than 50 aftershocks after an earthquake that shook cans off shelves, knocked pictures off walls and even dislodged rocks along the Sierra Nevada."There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage early Saturday from the magnitude 4.7 quake... Unusual Earthquake Swarm Off Oregon Coast Puzzles Scientists
"More than 600 earthquakes in the last 10 days off the central Oregon coast are occurring in an area not typically known for a high degree of seismic activity. This earthquake “swarm” is UNIQUE because it is... Magnitude-6.2 Quake Hits Norway
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake, the largest ever recorded on Norwegian territory, hit off the Arctic Svalbard islands early Thursday, the national seismic monitoring center said. No casualties or damage were reported.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get...Greece shook by strong earthquake
"A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the Peloponnese region of southern Greece early this morning, the geodynamics institute of the Athens observatory reported. Police said there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The...7.2 Earthquake Shakes Aleutian Islands
"A large earthquake rattled Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries. The magnitude-7.2 quake struck at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and was centered about...Indonesia lowers alert level on Mount Kelud volcano
"Kelud, also known as Kelut, means "sweeper" in Javanese, a reference to the fact that when it erupts, it sweeps away everything in its path. When it last erupted in 1990 at least 30 people were killed, while about 5,000 died in 1919 when it spewed scalding water from its...Indonesian volcano calms but threat still imminent: scientist
""But even though a reduction in volcanic activity has been recorded in the last few hours, we're now in fact in a dangerous situation ahead of an eruption," he warned. He told AFP that a similar slowdown had occurred three days ahead of Mount Kelut's eruption in 1990, when...Texas American announces start of Panyu 3D seismic survey
"Texas American Resources-Asia Ltd., an affiliate of Texas American Resources Company, Austin, Texas, announced today the start of a 3D seismic survey over the Panyu prospect area of PSC 28/20 covering 850 square kilometers in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China...About 60 seismic stations has been installed in Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Some 50 to 60 seismic stations have been installed along Indonesia`s 4,400 kilimeters areas, according to an E-mail dispatch of the US Embassy received by ANTARA here on Wednesday. It said..."Ring of Fire" shows its power with Peru quake
Lima (ANTARA News) - Peru has become the latest country to be shaken by the "Ring of Fire," a 40,000 kilometer (25,000 mile) arc of seismic violence that unleashes earthquakes and volcanoes around the Pacific rim...Massive slide covers entire glacier
Its so hard to imagine!"Massive slide covers entire glacier TREVOR WALES Canadian Press August 8, 2007 at 7:52 PM EDT WHITEHORSE — A massive slide that hit Mount Steele could be the largest in the recorded history of the Yukon. Mount Steele, which stands 5,067 metres tall...Earthquake in Northern Argentina (or maybe Chile)
Reports are coming in of a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in the northern city of Santiago Del Estero in Argentina. While much smaller than the 7.3 tremblor that hit Java earlier today, this one is only 20 km below the surface of the earth.USGS reports a similar quake at the same... UPDATE: Big, deep earthquake in Java
Yes, a very large earthquake has struck near the Indonesian island of Java but it is extremely deep - it is not yet known whether there were any surface effects of this very large seismic event.UPDATE:...
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