A shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 131 km southwest of Samoa, near the site of the devastating 2009 M8.1 quake. GeoShake examines what this tremor reveals about the restless Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone.
A magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck at 66km depth off New Zealand’s North Island, offering a window into the Hikurangi subduction zone capable of generating much larger events.
A shallow M3.2 earthquake strikes Sındırgı, Turkey, as part of an intense swarm of 386 tremors in one week near the epicenter of destructive 2025 M6.0 and M6.1 quakes.
A rare deep-focus earthquake strikes 554 kilometers beneath Fiji, revealing the intense geological forces at work as the Pacific Plate subducts into Earth’s mantle near the site of the devastating 2018 M8.2 event.
A shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the remote Southwest Indian Ridge, offering scientists a rare glimpse into seafloor spreading dynamics between Africa and Antarctica.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake in Denizli, Turkey, marks the latest in a cluster of 391 seismic events over seven days, highlighting persistent tectonic instability in a region with a history of destructive M6+ earthquakes.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 188 km southwest of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, serving as a reminder of the region’s capacity for larger destructive events following M6.9 quakes in 1994 and 2019.