Tag Pacific Ocean

Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Depth 37 km Strikes Coquimbo, Chile on 12th February 2026

Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley 10 km (6 mi) south of La Serena, with which it…

Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Depth 10 km Strikes West of Macquarie Island on 26th January 2026

Frederick Hasselborough, an Australian, discovered the uninhabited island on 11 July 1810, while looking for new sealing grounds. He claimed Macquarie Island for Britain and annexed it to the colony of New South Wales in 1810. The island was named for Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to…