Striking footage from Russia’s remote Antsiferov Island shows dozens of Steller sea lions scrambling to escape as tsunami waves crash into the coast, moments after one of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday.The 8.8-magnitude quake was centred off the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Japan, Hawaii, Oregon, […]
On August 22, 2025, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck the Drake Passage, the turbulent waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Recorded at 07:46 AM IST at a depth of 36 km (coordinates 60.26° S, 61.85° W), the tremor immediately raised alarms among scientists and maritime authorities. Chile issued tsunami […]
A strong earthquake with a revised magnitude of 7.5 struck the Drake Passage on Thursday, shaking the remote region between South America and Antarctica but posing no widespread tsunami threat, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Initially reported as an 8.0 magnitude event, the US Geological Survey (USGS) later downgraded the quake and confirmed it […]
The 2.2-magnitude earthquake hit Oman’s Madha region near the UAE border at 5:13am, occurring 5km underground with no reported damage A low-magnitude earthquake struck the Omani exclave of Madha early Thursday morning, part of a recent string of minor seismic events recorded across the region. Though the tremor was not felt by residents and had […]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck western Turkey on Sunday, causing damage in the country’s northwestern Balıkesir province. The tremors were felt as far as 200 kilometres south in Istanbul, according to officials. Videos from the affected area showed buildings collapsing during the quake. At least 29 people were injured.Officials reported that the earthquake destroyed approximately […]
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Kuril Islands on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. The tremor occurred at 19:33:54 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 49.94°N and longitude 162.70°E.NCS posted the details of earthquake in a post on X.The quake comes just days after a […]
A groundbreaking geological study has revealed a previously underestimated natural threat lurking beneath Canada’s remote northern frontier. The Tintina fault, stretching over 1,000 kilometers across the Yukon and northwest Canada, long thought to be dormant, is now confirmed as an active seismic hazard. Scientists from the University of Victoria, the Geological Survey of Canada, and […]
Another earthquake hits Russia; 5.1 magnitude quake strikes Kamchatsky region Fresh tremor of magnitude 5.1 struck far-east in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia today, reported the US Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor was recorded at 07:17:36 (UTC+05:30), with its epicentre located 144 km southeast of the Kamchatsky region at a depth of 25 km.Tremor follows a powerful 8.8-magnitude […]
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 that struck Russia’s Far East last month seems to have damaged the Russian nuclear submarine base, according to the New York Times, citing satellite imagery‘Planet Labs,’ a commercial satellite imaging firm, from Sunday showed damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base, a crucial Pacific […]
A mild earthquake struck parts of New Jersey and New York on Saturday night, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The magnitude 3.0 quake hit at 10:18 pm and was centered about six miles underground in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, at a depth of 10 kilometers (40.865°N, 74.073°W). People across the area, including parts of […]
