The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 14 km (9 miles), the USGS said.
Source: Reuters
Earthquakes
The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 14 km (9 miles), the USGS said.
Source: Reuters
The earthquake which occurred at 8:37 am local time was initially determined to be at 4.579 degrees south latitude and 153.006 degrees east longitude at a depth of 27 km.
No Tsunami warning has been issued at this time.
Authorities in the Central American nation of El Salvador have reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake, according to the nation's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
The earthquake had its epicentre off the coast of the La Union department, about 200 kilometres southeast of the capital San Salvador.
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Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey reported a 5.7-magnitude tremor off Nicaragua.
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The epicenter
The epicenter
The earthquake, which struck at 11:58 p.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in waters off the remote island of New Ireland, about 44 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Kokopo on New Britain.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 7.5, down from an initial estimate of 7.7 from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It said the quake struck 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the seabed, which is very shallow.
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The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 3.24pm ET Sunday about 4 miles southeast of Plaza de Caisan, Panama, at a depth of 23 miles
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 3.24pm ET Sunday about 4 miles southeast of Plaza de Caisan, Panama, at a depth of 23 miles
The quake struck at a depth of 37 km (23 miles) in the far west of the country and the closest town was Santa Cruz, about 5 km away, it said.
There was no tsunami alert issued from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, and USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
In November 2017 a 6.5-magnitude quake on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica left buildings swaying in the capital San Jose and contributed to the deaths of two people who had heart attacks.
Farther north, two months earlier in September 2017 a 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed more than 300 people in Mexico.
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The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan
The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:48 a.m. Friday and had an epicenter 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Miyazaki, a city of about 400,000.
The earthquake had a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles.)
The Japan Times reports that Kyushu Electric Power Co. says no abnormalities were reported at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture.
The Times also reports that nation's weather agency did not issue a tsunami warning.
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The 7.2-magnitude earthquake was reported by USGS
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake was reported by USGS
Quake strikes eastern edge of mountainous country
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Papua New Guinea, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
The quake struck 33km north west of the town of Bulolo in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The epicentre of the strong quake was 127 km (79 miles) below the surface, the USGS said, in a region at the eastern edge of the mountainous country.
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Residents described fearing there had been an "explosion" after the 2.5 magnitude shaker hit at 1.19am.
It follows at least 20 similar quakes in the county in little more than a year - with many residents saying they fear the new seismic activity may be linked to oil and gas exploration being conducted at Horse Hill near Gatwick airport.
A spokeswoman for the British Geological Survey said: "Around 100 reports from members of the public in the epicentral area have been received so far and many others have taken to social media to report their experience. Typical reports described 'windows and doors shook', 'felt like some sort of explosion' and 'a loud bang woke me up'."
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The quake hit at 6:45 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers, roughly 145 km north-northeast of Buala, a small town on the southeast coast of Santa Isabel Island, the longest island in the Solomon Islands.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii reported there is no tsunami threat.
Magnitude : 6.2
Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown
GMT/UTC Time : 2019-04-29 14:19:53
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
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