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Update: 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Sand Point, AK on July 17

ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH, AK — According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.1 magnitude quake struck near Sand Point Thursday afternoon. The tremor shook at 1:12 a.m. (2:12 p.m. local…

Update: 5.1 magnitude earthquake recorded close to Abepura, Indonesia on Aug. 12

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.1 magnitude quake occurred close to Abepura Tuesday morning. At 16:58 UTC (01:58 local time), the region was hit by a tremor. The…

Update: Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude recorded near Tatsugō, Japan on July 15

On Tuesday around midday, a 5.2 magnitude quake was registered near Tatsugō, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A tremor struck the area at 04:20 UTC (13:20 local time). The…

Update: Earthquake jolts region near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on July 20 – 5.2 magnitude reported

Sunday night, a 5.2 magnitude quake was detected close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A tremor shook the area at 10:03 UTC (21:03 local time). The earthquake’s…

Update: Earthquake strikes region near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on July 20 – 5.1 magnitude detected

A 5.1 magnitude quake was registered near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Sunday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was reported that a tremor shook the area at 09:30 UTC (20:30 local time).…

Update: July 18 – 5.3 magnitude earthquake reported southeast of the Loyalty Islands

LIFOU, Loyalty Islands Province — Friday night, a 5.3 magnitude quake was registered southeast of the Loyalty Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was reported that a tremor…

Update: 5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Owen Fracture Zone region on July 18

Friday afternoon, a 5.1 magnitude quake was detected close to Owen Fracture Zone region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was reported that a tremor shook the region at…

Update: Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude recorded close to Ascension Island on July 22

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.1 magnitude quake shook close to Ascension Island Tuesday morning. The tremor hit the area at 06:38 UTC (05:38 local time). It occurred…

Update: Seismic activity on July 22 – 5.5 magnitude earthquake close to Chagos Archipelago region registered

A 5.5 magnitude quake was reported near Chagos Archipelago region Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor, which shook the area at 05:04 UTC (10:04 local time),…

Update: July 22 – 5.0 magnitude earthquake reported close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.0 magnitude quake occurred close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Tuesday afternoon. At 05:09 UTC (16:09 local time), the region was rattled by a tremor. The…