Richter scale News

After the 4.6-magnitude earthquake on June 1, today an earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale. No damages were reported inland.

The United States Geological Survey has reported earthquakes striking south of Panama late Sunday and very early Monday morning.

Chile has become the next recipient in the spate of earthquakes striking the Pacific Ring of Fire. This one was measured at a depth of 25 km.

An earthquake struck the central region of the Philippines on Monday, one person has died due to damage caused by the quake.

Lae - Yesterday it was Bali at the center of an earthquake, and today an earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea. Details are still sketchy.

Atka - Alaska has been hit with another strong earthquake this morning. No reports of injuries have been reported by authorities.

Santiago - Three earthquakes of diverse intensity occurred this morning in Chile. Northern and Central-South regions of Chile were affected. The tremors caused much alarm, but no damage.