A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, triggered what officials called a “tsunami threat” for Cuba, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest … Read more
A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and send instructions to residents including a request to drain their swimming pools. Even though earthquake experts say the more than 200 tremors that have hit the area since early Friday are not related … Read more
Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country, country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency initially gave the magnitude estimate at 6.9, but later revised it down. An official first told reporters the lowered magnitude … Read more