6.3-magnitude earthquake hits off southern Philippines: USGS

MANILA: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday (Aug 5), the United States Geological Survey said.The quake, which hit 32km southwest of the small island of Sarangani at 12.14pm, according to the USGS, did not trigger a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of casualties o

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon (local time) on August 5 with the impact of the 10km natural disaster being felt for miles

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.The quake, which hit 32 kilometres (about 20 miles) southwest of the small island of Sarangani at 12:14 pm (0414 GMT), according to the USGS, did not trigger a tsunami warning. There were no immediate r

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato —  A magnitude 7 earthquake rattled parts of Mindanao shortly past Wednesday noon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. It said the earthquake struck 248 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental at 12:13 p.m. The tectonic quake has a de

Residents in Cairo were woken by the tremor, which was also felt near Egypt's border with Gaza, though no injuries have been reported so far.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 and hit at a depth of 6 miles, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Murcia, Spain today, with tremors felt across popular British holiday destinations including Alicante and Benidorm, according to Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN)

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits east coast of North Island in New Zealand, GFZ says  Reuters

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck near Te Araroa on Sunday evening.

The West Coast’s worst nightmare may not end with one catastrophic earthquake. Scientists have uncovered evidence suggesting the long-feared magnitude 9 Cascadia “Big One” could trigger a second major quake on California’s San Andreas Fault, creating a devastating chain reaction that would hammer much of the Pacific co

Blacktip sharks are pushing their summer range as far as Long Island as warming waters reshape migration, putting them closer to swimmers and surfers.

The islands are approximately 800-1000km northeast of the North Island.

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi, in a message posted on X, urged residents to avoid the coastline.

PM Sanae Takaichi urges people 'to remain vigilant for the possibility of another earthquake of similar magnitude'.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Kumamoto on Japan’s Kyushu island

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan and a tsunami advisory is issued  Toronto Star

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan and a tsunami advisory is issued  AP News