Earthquake Hits Coast of Taiwan 6.5 Mag.

Report of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake 70 miles off the coast of Taipei are coming in. "The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred...

Indonesia rocked by two big aftershocks: seismologists

"Indonesia's Sumatra island was rocked by two powerful aftershocks in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with local tsunami alerts being issued on both occasions, the US Geological Survey said. A strong 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck at 1:06 am (1806 GMT) at a depth of 35...

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands

At 7:57AM PST an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale hit the South Sandwich Islands near New Georgia, which is part of the Solomon Islands.Click here to read the United States Geological Survey report 

Hawaiin Lava Flow Advancing Towards Civilization

"Far from the public eye, lava from Kilauea Volcano continues its creep toward civilization. The eruption that began July 21 is supplying lava to a channel now almost a mile long on the northeast flank of the...

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...

Guatemala Hit by Earthquake

Hopefully this turns out to be a very boring story, without any news-friendly deaths or leveled buildings. Coverage update:" The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at 1:29 p.m. local time (3:29 p.m. EDT) and was centered 70 miles southwest of Guatemala City off the Pacific...

Earthquake Shakes Southeast Asia

An earthquake in Laos was as far south as Bangkok and as far east as Hanoi, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale at its epicenter. So far, no reports of casualties or major damage. We are just beginning to get images...

Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea - Independent Online

" Singapore - A strong earthquake was recorded off Papua New Guinea at 1.25am on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake, whose epicentre was under the sea...

Flooding In Mid Atlantic Region

Over 200 streets in Virginia and Maryland where closed Wednesday as governor Tim Kaine declared a state of Emergency. The District of Columbia removed it's emergency mode on Thursday, since rains had largely stopped....

On Thin Ice - The Melting of an American Pastime

Ice games cancelled. Ice sports cancelled. Loss of business. Global warming could put some people out of business for ever.

Mount St. Helens Erupts Steam and Ash

Mount St. Helens is sending a plume of steam and ash 25,000+ feet (7,600 metres) into the air. See the U.S. Geological Survey site for more updates and be sure to check out the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam. According to the USGS, " A small, short-lived explosive event at...

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