Indonesia Earthquake: Magnitude 7 Triggers Tsunami Warning

Off the coast of Indonesia an earthquake has hit this morning, October 24th 2009, in the Maluku area east of East Timor. The earthquake was a magnitude 7 earthquake and it did trigger a tsunami warning.The tsunami warning was lifted soon after, but residents were sent running...

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Bali

A strong earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday morning, according to the Indonesian seismologist agency. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, struck 35 miles west-southwest of Mataram on...

4.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near Keeler, California

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has hit near Keeler, California just before 4pm on Saturday. The earthquake is reported to be quite shallow."A preliminary report shows the quake was centered about seven miles southeast of Keeler, a small town in unincorporated Inyo County next to...

Update: 10 students injured as quake jolts parts of Pakistan

A tremor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted northern parts of Pakistan Friday morning, Most of the areas of Pakistan that were ravaged by an earthquake on October 8, 2005 were among the areas hit by the quake.The quake created panic among people who rushed out of...

Earthquake jolts Kashmir, no casualties reported

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.The quake was felt at 0919 hrs in several parts of the state, including capital Srinagar, and areas bordering Pakistan, Met office said in New Delhi. "The quake shook buildings...

Two Earthquakes hit Indonesia - seventeen injured

Update: 6:46pm PSTAt least 17 people have been reported injured in the Earthquake in Indonesia today.Update: 4:51pmMany homes have collapsed after the first earthquake in Indonesia today. No word yet on how many casualties there are.Update: 2:34pm PSTA second earthquake has...

Major earthquake off eastern Russia, tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with 7.3 magnitude struck off the coast of the Kuril Islands in far eastern Russia, according to the US Geological Survey. " The epicenter of the quake was 21.7 miles (35 km) deep and 266 miles (428 km) south of Severo-Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, which...

Another quake jolts Pakistan

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook various parts of Pakistan early Monday (just 30 minutes ago), awakening people who ran out of houses in panic.There were no immediate reports of damage in the quake which hit at 4.20 a.m. local time. According to...