• Powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits Pacific near Fiji
• Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake strikes Costa Rica
• Deep M6.6 earthquake hits north-east of Raba, Indonesia
• Very shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Ogasawara region, Japan - preceded by another mag 6 just a minute earlier
• Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska
• Shallow M4.4 earthquake felt across Southern California
• Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Are the New Madrid and Alaskan fault zones waking?
• Strong shallow mag. 6.2 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands region
• Another shallow magnitude 6 earthquake hits Alaska - 2nd in under 24 hours
• Deadly earthquake lifts Indonesian island by nearly a foot
• Shallow M6.4 earthquake hits northern Alaska - 47 quakes in the last 24 hours
• Nearly two dozen earthquakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland
• Shallow M5.8 earthquake strikes Greenland sea, followed by M4.6
• New shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok as death toll from first tremor tops 300
• Millions panic as second powerful earthquake in a week hits Lombok, Indonesia - 91 reported dead (Update)

• Deep M6.6 earthquake hits north-east of Raba, Indonesia
• Very shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Ogasawara region, Japan - preceded by another mag 6 just a minute earlier
• Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska
• Shallow M4.4 earthquake felt across Southern California
• Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Are the New Madrid and Alaskan fault zones waking?
• Strong shallow mag. 6.2 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands region
• Another shallow magnitude 6 earthquake hits Alaska - 2nd in under 24 hours
• Deadly earthquake lifts Indonesian island by nearly a foot
• Shallow M6.4 earthquake hits northern Alaska - 47 quakes in the last 24 hours
• Nearly two dozen earthquakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland
• Shallow M5.8 earthquake strikes Greenland sea, followed by M4.6
• New shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok as death toll from first tremor tops 300
• Millions panic as second powerful earthquake in a week hits Lombok, Indonesia - 91 reported dead (Update)

6.0 magnitude earthquake
about 19 hours ago
UTC time: Thursday, August 16, 2018 18:21 PM
Your time: Thursday, August 16 2018 7:21 PM
Magnitude Type: mb
USGS page: M 6.0 - 263km SE of Iwo Jima, Japan
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people

6.4 magnitude earthquake
about 18 hours ago
UTC time: Thursday, August 16, 2018 18:22 PM
Your time: Thursday, August 16 2018 7:22 PM
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.4 - 252km SE of Iwo Jima, Japan
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people

M 4.4 - 7km NE of Aguanga, CA 2018-08-15 01:24:26 UTC 33.477°N 116.803°W 1.9 km depth

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• Shallow M6.4 earthquake hits northern Alaska - 47 quakes in the last 24 hours
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• Strong shallow mag. 6.2 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands region
• 10 shallow and moderate earthquakes strike Southern Oregon coast over 5 hours
• Another shallow magnitude 6 earthquake hits Alaska - 2nd in under 24 hours
• Deadly earthquake lifts Indonesian island by nearly a foot
• Nearly two dozen earthquakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland
• New shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok as death toll from first tremor tops 300

• Another shallow magnitude 6 earthquake hits Alaska - 2nd in under 24 hours
• An earthquake in the Arctic Circle?
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Alaska's North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state's seismologist says. At 6:58am Sunday, the magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck an area 42 miles east of Kavik River Camp and 343 miles northeast of Fairbanks, the state's second-biggest city, the AP reports. The US Geological Survey says the earthquake had a depth of about 6 miles. State seismologist Mike West tells the Anchorage Daily News that the earthquake was the biggest recorded in the North Slope by a substantial amount. "This is a very significant event that will take us some time to understand," he says.

The previous most powerful quake in the North Slope was in 1995 at magnitude 5.2, West says. The jump from a 5.2 to Sunday's 6.4 is significant because earthquakes rapidly grow in strength as magnitude rises, he says. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake is 15.8 times bigger and 63.1 times stronger than a 5.2 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. "That's why at 6.4 this changes how we think about the region," West says "It's a little early to say how, but it's safe to say this earthquake will cause a re-evaluation of the seismic potential of that area." Later Sunday, another magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit at 1:15pm near the city of Kaktovik on Alaska's North Slope, the US Geological Survey says.