Seismology

Earthquake Measuring 4.9 Shakes France

The epicentre of the earthquake was about 5 km from Montendre in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

An earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude  on the Richter scale was registered in France at about 11:00 local time.

From a Euro-Mediterranean seismic center reported that the epicenter of the earthquake is located 59 km from Bordeaux and is at a depth of 2 km.

Huge 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Border with Peru and Ecuador

A massive earthquake has rocked Ecuador at the border with Peru, reported the BNT. 

The quake, initially measured magnitude 7.7 but no scaled down to magnitude 7.5, has been felt in both countries and parts of Colombia.

It happened around 224km (140 miles) east-southeast of Ambato, Ecuador, the United States Geological Survey says.

No tsunami warnings are in place.

Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hits Turkey's western coast; felt in Lesvos

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck near the town of Canakkale on the Western coast of Turkey on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. The quake struck some 20kms (about 12 miles) south of Canakkale, the USGS said.

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia

An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude jolted 129km north west of Kota Ternate, Indonesia on Thursday, the United States (US) Geological Survey (USGS) said.

According to Xinhua news agency, the epicentre, with a depth of 35.0km, was initially determined to be at 1.5093 degrees north latitude and 126.4563 degrees east longitude

Light Earthquake Registered near Petrich

An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was registered in the area of Petrich at 7.10 this morning, Focus News Agency learnt from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The quake was registered at a depth of 10 km and there is no information that it was felt.

Northwestern Greece jolted by 5.2-magnitude quake

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted northwestern Greece in the early hours of Tuesday, though there have been no reports of injuries or significant damage.

The quake struck at 4.26 a.m. and its epicenter was 14 kilometers off the coast of Preveza and 294 kilometers northwest of Athens, the National Observatory's Geodynamic Institute said.

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