Islamuddin Sajid Anadolu Agency Wed, 14 May 2025 09:27 UTC
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Tonga, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Wednesday.
The earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit Tonga Islands at 0415GMT with a depth of 243 kilometers (150.99 miles), the USGS said on X.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning following the tremor.
The region lies along the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plate boundaries frequently generate powerful earthquakes and volcanic activity.
A significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck the eastern Mediterranean early on Wednesday.
The epicenter was located near the Greek island of Kasos, at a depth of approximately 78 kilometers (48.67 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremors were felt across multiple countries, including Greece, Türkiye, Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan.
Greek media reported that people on the Rhodes, Karpathos, and Kasos islands were sent an emergency alert about "a potential tsunami risk" shortly after the earthquake.
The magnitude 4.1 quake struck about 15 miles south of Maryville just after 9 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had a depth of about 15 miles.
A minor earthquake rattled southeastern Tennessee on Saturday morning, sending a startling jolt felt across much of the Southeast, including Atlanta and Knoxville.
The magnitude 4.1 quake struck about 15 miles south of Maryville just after 9 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had a depth of about 15 miles.
"Yes, that was an earthquake that many felt in Knoxville," Knoxville Police posted on X. "We have not received any reports of injuries or damage."
Earthquake details Date & time May 5, 2025 03:55:40 UTC
Local time at epicenter Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 08:55 pm (GMT -7)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.0
Depth10 km Epicenter latitude / longitude 35.2752°S / 107.4288°W Chile
Primary data source USGS (United States Geological Survey)
A strong earthquake with a Richter scale magnitude of 6.0 hit off Sulawesi Island in Indonesia on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The earthquake struck at 19.51 local time (1251GMT), approximately 165 kilometers (102 miles) from Gorontalo City, according to the USGS.
The earthquake had a depth of 97 kilometers (60 miles), with the epicenter 35 kilometers (21 miles) northwest of Pohuwato, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
The earthquake has no potential for causing a tsunami, the agency added.
A 7.4 earthquake struck the Drake Passage, located between Cape Horn and Antarctica, at a depth of just 10 km (6 miles) on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake triggered a tsunami warning, prompting Chile's National Disaster Prevention and Response Service to issue evacuation orders for coastal areas in the Magallanes region, located at the southern tip of the country.
Chile's President Gabriel Boric took to social media to urge evacuations, stating that all state resources would be mobilised to respond to the situation. Videos shared on social media showed residents calmly evacuating as sirens sounded in the background.
Comment: A mag. 6.4 quake also struck the same area about 5 hours later:
6.4 magnitude earthquake 288 km from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
UTC time: Friday, May 02, 2025 17:59 PM
Your time: Friday 2 May 2025 at 18:59 BST
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.4 - 288 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people
Epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake in the South Pacific
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck near the Macquarie Island in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The quake was registered at 2:53 pm UTC at a depth of 10 kilometers, in the region of the subantarctic Macquarie Island, which is located about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and has no permanent inhabitants.
Meanwhile, a little bit earlier, at 1:16 pm UTC, another earthquake was registered closer to New Zealand, marking a magnitude of 6.2. Its epicenter was recorded 286 kilometers southwest of New Zealand's seaport town of Bluff, which has a population of 1,840 and is located on the southern coast of the country's South Island.
The US Tsunami Warning Center issued no tsunami warnings following the earthquakes.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand.
There is no tsunami warning, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred shortly after 1 a.m. local time. It was 187 miles (300 kilometers) southwest of Invercargill, New Zealand, and six miles (10 kilometers) under the sea.
Monitors in New Zealand described the quake as moderate. There were no immediate reports of damage.
New Zealand, which is home to 5 million people, sits on the ''Ring of Fire,'' an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
The epicentre of the quake - which took place at about 6:45am local time (11:45 GMT) - was near the Pacific coast of the northwestern city of Esmeraldas, at a depth of 30km (18.6 miles), said the EMSC. Tremors were reported in 10 provinces of the country, even as far as the capital, Quito.
Images shared online show buildings visibly damaged in the earthquake. Damaged structures included 30 homes, a health centre and a military building, the facade of which partially collapsed, according to authorities.
Ecuador's daily El Comrecio newspaper reported power outages in Esmeraldas. The state energy company Petroecuador said that it had paused operations at the Esmeraldas refinery and SOTE pipeline as a precautionary measure following the earthquake.
President Daniel Noboa said in a social media post that the government is working to set up shelters and offer humanitarian assistance to residents, promising to help with "everything our people need".
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkey's emergency management agency said.
There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
The earthquake had a shallow depth of about six miles, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Its epicentre was some 25 miles south-west of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara.
It was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 5.3. The disaster and emergency management agency urged residents to stay away from buildings.
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