Category Seismic Swarm

MAGNITUDE 3.3 NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 1354 km NW of Adelaide, Australia / pop: 1,074,159 / local time: 04:25:10.0 2016-05-21 462 km SW of Alice Springs, Australia / pop: 26,188 / local time: 04:25:10.0 2016-05-21

Activity Picks Up A Bit At Stromboli Volcano In Eolian Islands, Italy

Activity at the western vent yesterday morning Following a phase of very low activity during most of March-April (often with several hours between small explosions only), activity has picked up again and strombolian-type explosions, mainly from the western and eastern…

Ongoing Seismic Unrest At Bardarbunga Volcano In Iceland

Earthquakes under and near Bardarbunga volcano during the past week Ever since the large Holuhraun fissure eruption (Aug 2014-Mar 2015), the volcano has remained restless. Over the past months, the volcano’s seismic activity has been showing a slow increase.   …

Evacuation prepared as seismic activity of Mount Kerinci volcano rises in Indonesia

Authorities are preparing routes and shelters for evacuation as seismic activity of Mount Kerinci volcano in Kerinci district of Jambi rises, officials of the country’s disaster agency and volcanology agency said on Friday.   Over 10,000 people living on the…

MAGNITUDE 5.7 NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR

Subject To Change Depth: 40 km Distances: 188 km W of Quito, Ecuador / pop: 1,399,814 / local time: 02:14:02.5 2016-04-17 80 km N of Portoviejo, Ecuador / pop: 170,326 / local time: 02:14:02.5 2016-04-17 34 km NE of…