Tag: Earthquakes

02 OCT

Two more large earthquakes hit Indonesia days after devastating quake and tsunami killed scores of people in the north

Shutterstock/leolintang Two shallow earthquakes rocked the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba, but no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the first quake was a magnitude 5.9 and the second one, about 15 minutes later, was a 6.0. The quakes occurred nearly 990 miles south of the area heavily damaged by a powerful […]

06 MAY

Hawaii now suffering from EARTHQUAKES following volcano eruptions: Current travel advice

Hawaii has seen thousands of people evacuated this week following the eruption of Kilauea volcano yesterday, spewing lava and ash across the islands. The Civil Defense Agency warned locals on the island to evacuate immediately due the risks to human life and structures. Lava has been flowing along the road following the eruption with volcanologist […]

25 NOV

Drilling in Texas leads to uptick in earthquakes, as sleeping faults reawaken

In the US since 2008, an unprecedented surge in the amount of earthquakes has hit several states. Most scientists now agree the surge is being triggered by fracking, or wastewater injections being shot into deep wells for oil and gas production. A paper describing the reasons for an uptick in earthquakes occurring in states like […]

21 NOV

Bill Belichick says he wouldn’t want to play in Mexico City again due to logistics concerns — and earthquakes and volcanoes

Maddie Meyer/Getty The New England Patriots beat the Oakland Raiders, 33-8, on Sunday in a game played in Mexico City. Bill Belichick said on Tuesday that he wouldn’t be in a “rush” to go play another game there. Belichick said the teams were lucky there weren’t any volcanic eruptions or earthquakes while they were in […]

20 NOV

Huge earthquakes in 2018 will put up to 1bn people at risk – scientists

Scientists warn that fluctuations in the speed of Earth’s rotation could trigger a swarm of devastating earthquakes across the globe, particularly in heavily populated tropical regions. Roger Bilham, of the University of Colorado in Boulder, and Rebecca Bendick, of the University of Montana in Missoula, presented their findings, published earlier this year, at the annual […]

04 MAR

Oklahoma tribe sues oil companies over recent spike in ‘induced’ earthquakes

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit in a tribal court accusing multiple oil companies of triggering earthquakes that caused damage to several properties in town. On Friday, the Pawnee Nation filed the suit against the oil companies alleging that they were the cause of the sharp increase in earthquakes over the past […]