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Punta de Burica, Panama has been hit by a 6.5 magnitude today, May 13, 2014, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. See the details below. Event Time 2014-05-13 06:35:24 UTC 2014-05-13 01:35:24 UTC-05:00 at epicenter 2014-05-13 01:35:24 UTC-05:00 system time…
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico, Thursday. The tremor was felt about 171 miles (277 kilometers) miles away in Mexico City, where office workers streamed into the streets away from high-rise buildings. There were no immediate…
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Mae Lao, Thailand on Monday, May 5, 2014. Some light damage has been reported. It was centered at a relatively shallow depth of 4.6 miles. Shallow quakes are generally felt more widely. Event Time 2014-05-05…
An earthquake measured with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Tokyo Japan and vicinity early Monday morning, May 5, 2014, according to USGS data. No tsunami warning and no immediate reports of major damage. Event Time 2014-05-04 20:18:24 UTC 2014-05-05 05:18:24…
British open-water swimmer British Adam Walker was swimming across the New Zealand’s Cook Strait as a part of the Oceans Seven mission, when a great white shark appeared below him. As Walker become worried, a pod of dolphins swam up…
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Inabanga Bohol, Philippines today, Friday, April 25, 2014. Cebu City, Philippines experienced intensity 2. See the earthquake details below as provided by USGS: Event Time 2014-04-25 06:58:58 UTC 2014-04-25 14:58:58 UTC+08:00 at epicenter 2014-04-25 01:58:58 UTC-05:00…
The major solar flare late Thursday (April 24), triggered a temporary communications blackout on some parts of Earth. The powerful flare peaked at 8:27 p.m. EDT Thursday (0027 April 25 GMT), and ranked as an X1.3-class solar storm, one of…
The M 7.5 April 19, 2014 earthquake southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, occurred as the result of thrust faulting on or near the subduction zone interface between the subducting Australia plate and overriding Pacific plate. At the location of…
Today, April 12, 2014, Solomon Islands has been hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A tsunami warning was in effect for the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and surrounding areas, while a tsunami watch…
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Central American country of Nicaragua on Thursday, destroying dozens of houses and knocking out power to some areas. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 5:27 p.m. local time (23:27 GMT), and was…