Category Major Earthquake

Tsunami Threat Forces Evacuations After 8.0 Chile Quake

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an expanding regional tsunami warning and watch for parts of the Pacific located closer to the magnitude 8.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern Chile.   The Center reports an evaluation of the…

MAGNITUDE 7.1 – OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN      Subject to change     Depth: 10 km Distances: 477 km E of Tokyo, Japan / pop: 8,336,599 / local time: 02:10:17.0 2013-10-26 354 km E of Sendai-shi, Japan /…

MAGNITUDE 6.5 – GULF OF CALIFORNIA      Subject to change     Depth: 8 km Distances:74km (46mi) SW of Etchoropo, Mexico 82km (51mi) SW of Huatabampo, Mexico 99km (62mi) SSW of Villa Juarez, Mexico 106km (66mi) WNW of Ahome, Mexico…

Philippines Earthquake Death Toll Hits 93; Hospital Collapses The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol on Tuesday rose to 93 as rescuers struggled to reach patients in a collapsed hospital. Centuries-old stone…

MAGNITUDE 7.2 – BOHOL, PHILIPPINES to change Depth: 56 km Distances:5km (3mi) E of Balilihan, Philippines 21km (13mi) SSE of Tibigan, Philippines 22km (14mi) NE of Tagbilaran, Philippines 35km (22mi) NE of Danao, Philippines 629km (391mi) SSE of Manila,…