Tag: EMSC

Powerful Quake Felt in Australia and Indonesia; No Tsunami

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Hundreds of people in Australia and Indonesia reported feeling a powerful deep-sea earthquake early Tuesday, although the magnitude 7.6 temblor did not prompt an alert from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System. The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 95 kilometers (59 miles) in the ocean near…


Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Russia-Mongolia Border Region: EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Russia-Mongolia border region on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. …


Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Strikes Near Coast of Nicaragua: EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 64 km (40 miles), EMSC said. Its epicentre was 15 km south-west of Chinandega. …