An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred on the 13th November 2016 at 11:02:57 UTC in New Zealand. The epicentre was about 100 km northeast of Christchurch, see figure below. The earthquake caused two fatalities and significant structural damage… Read More
A major M7.8 earthquake occurred near the coast of Ecuador on 16th April 2016 at 23:58 UTC (18:58 local time). DATE : 16 April 2016 ORIGIN TIME : 23:58 37s UTC LAT/LONG : 0.371° North / 79.940° West… Read More
A major M7.0 earthquake occurred on the island of Kyushu, Japan on 15th April 2016 at 16:25 UTC (01:25 on 16th April local time). A number of aftershocks have been recorded. A tsunami alert was issued for Japanese… Read More
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2016-11-13, Earthquake in New Zealand, M7.8
Last Updated: 14th November 2016 by martin Leave a Comment
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred on the 13th November 2016 at 11:02:57 UTC in New Zealand. The epicentre was about 100 km northeast of Christchurch, see figure below. The earthquake caused two fatalities and significant structural damage… Read More
Category: Geophysics, Geophysics Section News & Events Tags: earthquake, INSN, New Zealand, tsunami
2016-04-16 – Earthquake near coast of Ecuador
Last Updated: 28th April 2016 by Anna Leave a Comment
A major M7.8 earthquake occurred near the coast of Ecuador on 16th April 2016 at 23:58 UTC (18:58 local time). DATE : 16 April 2016 ORIGIN TIME : 23:58 37s UTC LAT/LONG : 0.371° North / 79.940° West… Read More
Category: Geophysics, Geophysics Section News & Events Tags: DIAS Geophysics, earthquake, INSN, seismology
2016-04-15 – Earthquake Kyushu, Japan
Posted: 18th April 2016 by Anna Leave a Comment
A major M7.0 earthquake occurred on the island of Kyushu, Japan on 15th April 2016 at 16:25 UTC (01:25 on 16th April local time). A number of aftershocks have been recorded. A tsunami alert was issued for Japanese… Read More
Category: Geophysics, Geophysics Section News & Events Tags: DIAS Geophysics, earthquake, INSN, seismic record, seismology
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