Earthquakes, 2007
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Earthquake near Rhodes felt in Israel
Posted 7/18/08Tremors felt across Israel after 6.8-scale quake hits Greek isle
Posted 7/18/08Earthquake (5.2) jolts eastern Iran
Posted 7/7/08Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes in Sea Off Russia, USGS Says
Posted 7/7/08Second large Earthquake (5.6) hits off Trinidad
Posted 7/7/08Seven earthquakes shake northern Israel within two days
Posted 6/16/08Nuclear Explosion Occurs Near Epicenter of the Sichuan Earthquake
Boxun News, a Chinese-language Web site based outside China, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was a nuclear explosion near the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake, based on witness reports and the discovery of concrete rubble believed to have come from an underground military installation. The news of this nuclear explosion has raised questions about the cause of the earthquake.
Posted 6/6/08420000 houses collapse in China aftershocks: state media
Posted 5/28/08Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHERN IRAN
Posted 5/12/08Earthquake Shakes Hills Near Rome
Posted 4/14/08Magnitude 7.1 - MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION
Posted 4/14/08Earthquake shakes central Spain
Posted 8/15/07Hawaii takes a double whammy
The Island of Hawaii, biggest in the Hawaiian chain, was steeling for Hurricane Flossie. But a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck first.
Posted 8/15/07Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
Posted 8/15/07Scientist makes dire earthquake prediction
A major earthquake in the Coachella Valley is long overdue, she says, and her research foresees 'a whole new level of disaster.
Posted 8/15/075.7 Quake Hits Taiwan
Posted 8/13/07A Look at Earthquakes in Indonesia
Posted 8/13/07A Look at Earthquakes in Indonesia
A look at some earthquakes in Indonesia since 2000
Posted 8/10/07Another Powerful Earthquake [7.4, 8/9/07] strikes Indonesia
Posted 8/10/07New, Powerful Earthquake [7.5 - 8/8/07] Hits Indonesia
Posted 8/10/07Strong quake [6.4] hits off Japan's Okinawa
Posted 8/10/072 earthquakes shake up Israel
Two earthquakes measuring 3.6 and 4.5 on the Richter Scale were felt from the Negev Desert to the Sharon region in central Israel at around 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
Posted 2/12/072nd Strong quake (5.3) shakes Chile
Posted 4/24/074.7-magnitude quake shakes Hawaii
Posted 5/25/075.6-magnitude quake strikes in the Gulf
6.2 miles underwater, 102 miles east of Tamaulipas, Mexico
Posted 5/25/076.1 Earthquake hits Bougainville
Posted 5/1/076.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Afghanistan
Posted 4/4/076.2 Earthquake Hits Japan
Posted 4/23/078.3 Earthquake - Off The Coast Of Japan - Tsunami Warnings Downgraded
Thousands of residents fled to higher ground after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern coast in the Pacific on Saturday, setting off tsunami warnings.
Posted 1/15/07Aftershock with magnitude 4.8 jolts central Japan
Posted 3/29/07Aftershocks keep Japan on edge
Posted 3/28/07Aftershocks stiil keep rattling quake-hit Japan region
Posted 3/30/07Another earthquake 'likely' in Solomons
Posted 4/4/07Another quake (6.2) rocks Solomons
Posted 4/4/07Chile Hit by Strong Quake (6.2)
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A strong earthquake rocked a part of southern Chile Saturday that has been hit by hundreds of tremors in the last three months that may be related to the birth of an undersea volcano.
Posted 4/23/07China: Large Earthquake (6.4 - Sunday) Kills 2
Posted 6/4/07China earthquake and aftershocks injure 300, 3 dead: Xinhua
Posted 6/6/07Coming Soon, The Next Great Earthquake
"[The day of the quake], Earth gave us a stark reminder of the important difference between improbability and impossibility," McCaffrey says. "Our understanding of where and when the next great earthquake will happen is in its infancy at best. We have not had enough time to decipher M9 behavior."
Posted 4/2/07Deep Quake Shakes Central Colombia
The 5.5-magnitude temblor centered some 155 miles northeast of Bogota and was approximately 110 miles underground, said Dale Grant of the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo.
Posted 5/8/07Deep scars remain from Indonesian quake
The quake that struck around dawn killed more than 5,700 people and left tens of thousands homeless -- in a matter of seconds reducing homes to piles of wood, masonry and dust in a heavily populated area in the heart of Java island.
Posted 5/28/07Earth Tremors rattle Australia
Posted 3/12/07Earthquake demolishes homes in 2 Turkish villages
Posted 1/23/07Earthquake [5.4] hits Iran
Posted 1/22/07Earthquake [5.6] Shakes Central Iran
Posted 6/20/07Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 5.4 quake struck mid-afternoon local time, 25 miles southeast of the region's main town of Gizo and 6 miles beneath the earth's crust. The quake was too small to pose a tsunami risk.
Posted 5/1/07Earthquake hits Tongan region
A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.2 on the Richter Scale has hit the Tonga region this morning.
Posted 5/9/07Earthquake rattles Colombian capital
BOGOTA, May 6 (UPI) -- An earthquake centered deep underground rattled parts of Colombia, including Bogota, El Tiempo newspaper reported Sunday.
Posted 5/9/07Earthquake rattles Cuba, no injuries
An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter Scale rocked eastern Cuba and parts of the Caribbean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Posted 2/7/07Earthquake (6.7) Rocks Australian Island
Posted 1/31/07Earthquake (5.3) Shakes New Zealand
Posted 1/22/07Earthquake (3.8) Shakes Ohio
Posted 3/14/07Earthquake (4.6) shakes up residents in Montana
Posted 5/11/07Earthquake sparks panic in Indonesia's Aceh
An undersea earthquake rattled Indonesia's Aceh province on Friday, sparking panic among residents, although there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage and casualties.
Posted 4/30/07Earthquake [6.1] strikes eastern Indonesia
Posted 6/18/07Earthquake swarm strikes Yellowstone
Sixteen small earthquakes with magnitudes up to 2.7 shook Yellowstone National Park last week.
Posted 5/8/07'Earthquakes' shake Southern UK
Posted 4/30/07Four quakes hit off Solomon Islands
Posted 2/19/07Huge quake (7.1!) hits central Japan, 1 killed, 40 hurt
Posted 3/26/07'Hundreds missing' after Earthquake/Tsunami
Posted 4/4/07Hundreds of aftershocks and tremors Shake Japan
Posted 3/27/07Indonesia quake death toll rises
Posted 3/12/07Laos hit by powerful 6.1 earthquake
Posted 5/17/07Large Earthquake (6.6) hits northern Japan
Posted 2/19/07Large quake (6.2) hits off Vanuatu
Posted 4/6/07Large Quake (7.2!) Shakes Vanuatu in South Pacific
Posted 3/26/07Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
120 total over Magnitude 2!!!
Posted 4/23/07Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
121 listed over Magnitude 2, two over 6.0!
Posted 5/3/07Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
122 reported in ONE WEEK, three of them over 6.0 Magnitude!
Posted 5/14/07Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
120 reported, seventeen over 5.0, one over 6.0!!!
Posted 5/30/07Magnitude 6.1 Quake Rattles Indonesia
Posted 5/30/07Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles sea east of China
An earthquake rattled the sea east of Taiwan and China on Friday, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Posted 4/25/07Magnitude 6.4 - KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA
Posted 6/1/07Major Earthquake Hits Northeastern Indonesia
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday about 30 miles under the Molucca Sea in northeastern Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Posted 1/22/07Moderate earthquake hits northern Philippines
MANILA, - An earthquake measuring 5.4 Richter scale rocked the northern Philippine city of Baguio and nearby areas on May 7, local TV reported.
Posted 5/9/07Moderate quake [Bam, Iraq - 5.1] hits Iran
Posted 3/28/07More Quakes hit Sumatran coast
Posted 3/9/07Powerful Indonesian earthquake kills at least 70, flattens hundreds of buildings / UPDATE
The number of dead was expected to rise as a result of the magnitude 6.3 quake on Sumatra island, which was followed by powerful aftershocks and was felt hundreds of kilometers (miles) away in Singapore, where some office buildings were evacuated, and in neighboring Malaysia.
Posted 3/7/07Powerful Quake (6.5) Strikes Under Sea Near N. Zealand
Posted 2/1/07Quake Hits Afghanistan Leaving Scores Dead In Floods
A powerful earthquake hit Afghanistan Tuesday, also jolting Pakistan and India, as the government announced more than 110 people were killed in four days of flooding and avalanches.
Posted 4/6/07Quake in western Iran injures 35
Posted 3/9/07Quake lifts Solomons island metres from the sea
The force of this week's Solomons earthquake has lifted an island in the South Pacific archipelago and pushed out its shoreline by tens of metres, exposing surrounding reefs.
Posted 4/9/07Quake rattles Australian homes
He said the quake was of significant magnitude for Australia but unlikely to have caused any major damage.
Posted 2/19/07Quake strikes deep under Pacific Ocean
A MAGNITUDE 6.2 earthquake struck deep below the Pacific Ocean today, off the islands of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said.
Posted 1/24/07Quake triggers massive waves in Chile
While there was no tsunami, Saturday's 6.2-magnitude earthquake caused masses of rock and earth to plunge from surrounding hills into the narrow inlet, creating 26-foot (8-meter) waves.
Posted 4/24/07Residents flee Indonesia quake (6.5)
Posted 2/22/07Russia quake leaves 2,000 homeless
The series of three tremors on Thursday afternoon left two dead and at least eight people injured. One of the quakes registered a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale.
Posted 8/6/07Scientists Explain Source Of Mysterious Tremors Emanating From Fault Zones
These violent mega-thrusts occur every 100 to 600 years, depending on the location. Recent studies suggest that giant quakes, which form at relatively shallow depths, are preceded by a series of much deeper events called slow (or silent) earthquakes, which displace the ground without shaking it. A slow earthquake can last days, months or years without being felt at the surface.
Posted 3/16/07Solomons disaster destroyed 6000 houses
In its latest assessment report following the 8.1 magnitude quake, the National Disaster Management Office said 52 people were confirmed dead, 40 people were seriously injured and more than 36,000 were directly affected by the disaster.
Posted 6/6/07Strong 6.5 Earthquake hits Indonesia
Posted 5/25/07Strong earthquake (6.0) hits seas off Japan's eastern coast; no tsunami danger
Posted 3/12/07Strong Earthquake Rocks Guatemala
A powerful earthquake shook Guatemala on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The quake struck at 2:29 p.m. local time (1929 GMT) and was centered 70 miles (115 kilometers) southwest from Guatemala City off the Pacific coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It gave a preliminary calculation of magnitude of 6.8.
Posted 6/14/07Strong Quake Jolts Western Caribbean
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and was centered in the Caribbean Sea about 75 miles northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 125 miles southwest of Bayamo, Cuba, the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado said. It occurred just before 4:00 p.m.
Posted 2/6/07Strong quake [6.8] off Guatemala sends people rushing from homes
Posted 6/18/07Strong quake (6.0) shakes Portugal
Posted 2/14/07Survivors stunned by power of Indonesia quake
Posted 3/9/07Third earthquake rocks Solomons
A 6.2-MAGNITUDE earthquake today violently shook areas of the Solomons Islands that were devastated by an 8.0-quake and subsequent tsunami that killed at least 30 people.
Posted 4/5/07Tsunami warning lifted in south Japan after quake
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
Posted 4/25/07Turkey Earthquake (5.7) Causes Scattered Damage
Posted 2/23/07UK assesses Earthquake damage
Homes in Folkestone were evacuated and one woman suffered a neck injury when the 4.3 magnitude tremor struck on Saturday morning.
Posted 5/1/07Uncertainty ahead for quake-hit Japan peninsula
Posted 3/28/07UPDATE: Earthquake shakes parts of UK
Posted 4/30/07UPDATE: Ten missing in Chile earthquake (6.2)
AT LEAST 10 people were missing on Saturday after a large earthquake in southern Chile caused power cuts, landslides and large waves off the nation's Pacific coast, authorities said.
Posted 4/23/07Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On
The zone, which separates the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate, has a very large fault area which can produce large earthquakes with a magnitude of 9.0 or greater if a rupture were to occur.
Posted 2/5/07