Articles about US Geological Survey

30 Oct 2020
WorldA massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, sending tremors across western Turkey as well as Greece on Friday.

25 Mar 2020
WorldOn Wednesday afternoon (local time), Russia's far east region was jolted by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, but no casualties were reported at the time of the press.

14 Jul 2019
WorldA powerful earthquake with a 7.3 magnitude on Sunday hit off eastern Indonesia's remote Maluku Islands, said the United States Geological Survey (USGS). However, no tsunami warning has been issued.

29 Dec 2018
WorldA 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao today, said US Geological Survey (USGS), adding that a tsunami threat was possible for parts of the Philippines and neighboring Indonesia.

05 Dec 2018
WorldA shallow and powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia today prompting a tsunami alert and evacuations on the Pacific island.

26 Nov 2018
WorldAn earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck western Iran near its border with Iraq yesterday night, injuring over 500 people and sending fearful residents running into the streets, said authorities.

28 Sep 2018
WorldA 7.7 magnitude earthquake jolted the Indonesian island of Sulawesi today, but no damage or casualties were immediately reported.

30 Aug 2018
TechnologyIn a significant advancement in earthquake prediction, scientists have found a way to calculate the pattern of aftershocks that follow an earthquake.

28 Aug 2018
WorldA strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia today, US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.

24 Aug 2018
WorldA powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Peru's border with Brazil today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

19 Aug 2018
WorldOn Sunday, just after midnight GMT, a strong 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Fiji, said the US Geological Survey.

09 May 2018
IndiaTremors were felt across North India this afternoon including in Delhi-NCR and Jammu and Kashmir.

09 Apr 2018
WorldA 5.6-magnitude quake hit western Japan early Monday, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead.

17 Feb 2018
WorldA massive earthquake of a magnitude of 7.2 hit south and central Mexico with the epicenter in the country's Oaxaca state.

23 Jan 2018
WorldA 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the Gulf of Alaska in the US, triggering a temporary tsunami alert.

10 Jan 2018
WorldA massive quake of magnitude 7.6 struck Honduras and northern Central America yesterday.

13 Nov 2017
WorldThe middle east was rocked by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake which originated in the Iraqi city of Halabja near the Iran-Iraq border.

21 Sep 2017
WorldThe death toll from the magnitude-7.1 earthquake which struck southern Mexico on Tuesday has risen to 230.

20 Sep 2017
WorldA powerful earthquake has struck central Mexico; earlier this month an 8.1-magnitude earthquake had left the southern part of the country in shambles.

09 Sep 2017
WorldThe death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck off Mexico's southern coast on Thursday has risen to 61.

03 Sep 2017
WorldNorth Korea claims it has successfully tested a missile-ready hydrogen bomb which is several times more powerful than an atomic bomb.

23 Jun 2017
BusinessAccording to the proverb, to err was only human but with time things change and the erring part gets extended to machines too.

22 Mar 2017
WorldSKorean defence officials said a missile launch by the North failed, but didn't comment on what was being tested, or how many were fired.

19 Mar 2017
WorldAccording to North Korean state media, the country has successfully tested a new high-thrust rocket engine, declaring the test a "new birth" for Pyongyang's space industry.

15 Mar 2017
WorldAmid ongoing tensions with North Korea, the US has decided to permanently station a MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drone system at the Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.

08 Feb 2017
WorldOn early Wednesday morning, a strong earthquake (6.3 magnitude) struck the coast of Pakistan, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

02 Jan 2017
WorldNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said that his country was close to testing the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

11 Sep 2016
WorldUS Special Envoy to North Korea, Sung Kim stated that the US, Japan and South Korea were considering imposing unilateral sanctions against North Korea after its latest nuclear test.

30 Aug 2016
WorldDr. Behzad Fatahi of University of Technology Sydney's Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering Department said, "no one in the world is safe."