Magnitude-6 quake off Japan, No tsunami alert
The USGS said the quake hit some 107 kilometres (66 miles) east of Miyako, Japan, and some 327 kilometres (526 miles) northeast of Tokyo.
April 2 2013, 9:11 am
Read MoreThe USGS said the quake hit some 107 kilometres (66 miles) east of Miyako, Japan, and some 327 kilometres (526 miles) northeast of Tokyo.
April 2 2013, 9:11 am
Read MoreA 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage was immediately reported.
April 24 2013, 11:12 am
Read MoreA major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan Friday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
April 19 2013, 2:53 pm
Read MoreA strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued.
April 14 2013, 9:48 am
Read MoreThe Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
April 11 2013, 8:45 am
Read MoreAt least five people were injured in Miyagi after the quake.
December 7 2012, 7:30 pm
Read MoreThe great Tohoku earthquake that struck Japan in 2011, triggering a powerful tsunami that killed more than 16000 people, was so massive that its effects were even felt at the edge of space.
March 11 2013, 3:54 pm
Read MoreUS authorities have cancelled a tsunami warning for Hawaii hours after a 7.7 earthquake in Canada`s Charlotte Islands sent some residents scrambling to higher land.
October 28 2012, 8:41 pm
Read MoreA powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes and likely killed several people in the South Pacific island chain on Wednesday.
February 6 2013, 12:19 pm
Read MoreAn earthquake measuring 7.7 on a Richter scale reportedly struck west of Alaska coast on Saturday.
January 5 2013, 4:46 pm
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