A series of powerful earthquakes off central Japan’s west coast prompted tsunami warnings Monday and residents were urged to seek higher ground. The Japan Meterological Agency (JMA) said the Noto region, on the western side of Japan’s main island of Honshu, was hit by a rapid series of quakes — about 20 in total — … Read more
Updated Dec 28, 2023, 04:21 PM IST An earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 on Richter Scale jolted Kuril Islands in Japan on Thursday. Earthquake of Magnitude 6.3 on the Richter Scale strikes Kuril Islands in Japan (Representational Image) An earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 on Richter Scale jolted Kuril Islands in Japan on Thursday. According … Read more
Chinese scientists successfully forecasted a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Gansu, though unable to pinpoint the location. Using a technique that predicted 7.0 magnitude earthquakes in Shaanxi, they relied on text alerts from multiple sensors with anomalous readings. Shaanxi researchers monitored Earth’s gravitational field, identifying anomalies as earthquake indicators. The team calculated a high probability of … Read more
An eruption occurred near the town of Grindavik on Monday night. ADVERTISEMENT A volcano erupted late on Monday night (18 December) on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, weeks after thousands of small quakes rocked the southwest coast. The latest eruption began at 10:17pm about 4km northeast of Grindavik. As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be … Read more
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The Fagradalsfjall volcano has been unstable for days with Iceland’s Met Office saying an eruption is imminent. ADVERTISEMENT Icelandic authorities have declared a state of emergency after hundreds of small earthquakes have rocked the Reykjanes Peninsula – the island nation’s most populated region – for more than two weeks. Fagradalsfjall volcano has been threatening to … Read more
Afghanistan Earthquake: No casualties have been reported. Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Afghanistan on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake took place in early hours today at 00:03:14 IST and was reported at a depth of 73 km. In a post on social media platform X, the NCS wrote, … Read more
A powerful 7.2 magnitude quake jolted southern Philippine region of Mindanao on 17 November. Though no tsunami warning has been released as of yet. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquake took place 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep undersea, reported news agency PTI. However, the US Geological Survey said that the … Read more
After experiencing 700 earthquakes on Tuesday, Iceland meteorologists said on Wednesday morning the country has experienced another 800 since midnight. The quakes came after researchers detected sulfur dioxide, a gas that indicates magma is near the ground surface. Most of the earthquakes that struck early Wednesday were in the middle of a magma dyke at a depth … Read more
Iceland’s meteorological office says that the likelihood of a volcanic eruption “remains high” after hundreds of earthquakes were recorded overnight. According to the office’s last update just before 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, there were more than 700 earthquakes recorded since midnight, mostly along the location where magma is collecting below ground. The largest earthquake … Read more