Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Yilan County

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:42:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, March 28 (CNA) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Yilan County in eastern Taiwan at 6:29 p.m. Wednesday, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported shortly after the temblor. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 23.5 kilometers east southeast of the Yilan County government office at a depth of 70.

6.4 mag earthquake in Indonesian region; tsunami alert lifted

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 01:53:00 +0200fijitimes (en)

Update: 11:41AM A STRONG 6.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in eastern Indonesia this morning triggering a brief tsunami alert. The Seismology Unit of the Suva-based Mineral Resources department reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 171.5km.

Moderate earthquake at Banda sea, Indonesia

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:11:00 +0200bernama (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia at 4.58pm today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department. A statement from the department said the quake's epicentre was 425km south of Ambon, Indonesia and 1,734km southeast of Semporna, Sabah.

Tonga region records 5.3 mag quake

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 05:19:00 +0200fijitimes (en)

Update: 3:06PM THE Tonga Islands region recorded a 5.3 magnitude earthquake at about 2pm today. The Seismology Unit of the Mineral Resources department based in Suva said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km. It was located 231km South-southeast from Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 637km South-southwest from Alofi, Niue; and 923km Southeast from Suva.

Fiji records two seismic activities

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:16:00 +0100fijitimes (en)

Update: 11:05AM TWO earthquakes were recorded in the Fiji region this morning, occurring slightly over an hour apart from each other. At about 7.08am, the first earthquake was recorded measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale. The seismic activity occurred at a depth of 551km, and was located 94km....