A rare earthquake rattled the West African nation of Guinea on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The magnitude-5.0 quake struck at 9:55 a.m. local time in the country’s interior, about 39 kilometers east of Tondon in the Kindia region, according to the United States…
Tanzanians experienced a moderate earthquake on Thursday evening, one day after an unusually strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast. The new quake, measured at 5.0 magnitude, occurred in the same Indian Ocean spot about 93 kilometers southeast of Dar es Salaam. The United States Geological Survey estimated a…
Residents of Mayotte were jolted from sleep early Wednesday by yet another earthquake – this time, the strongest to affect the Indian Ocean island nation since July 5. The United States Geological Survey reports the 4.7-magnitude quake came at 2:37 a.m. local time, some 10 kilometers from Pamandzi on the…
For the second time in 48 hours, a moderate earthquake struck Saturday evening near Lake Kivu in central Africa. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake happened at 7:20 p.m. local time in the Kabare region of Democratic Republic of Congo, about 23 kilometers to the southwest of the lakeside city of Bukavu. The United…
A major earthquake that sparked a small Mediterranean Sea tsunami struck Turkey and Greece early Friday morning, with reports that the temblor was felt as far away as Egypt. The 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit at about 1:30 a.m. local time, 10 kilometers from the seaside town of Bodrum, according to the…
A 5.8-magnitude centered in Mozambique was felt across the immediate region, with quite a few reports of people who experienced intense shaking in and near the coastal city of Beira. The shallow earthquake occurred at about 4:40 a.m. about 35 kilometers to the northwest of Dondo in Sofala province, according…
People in Zambia were shaken by a moderate earthquake Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. The United States Geological Service measured the quake at a magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale. The quake was centered 45 kilometers east of Kaputa, in the lakes region near…
Ethiopia’s Oromia region was hit by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Euro-Med Seismological Centre (EMSC) measured the quake at 5.3 magnitude. The moderate earthquake happened about 7:30 p.m. local time and was centered in the Oromo-populated district south of Addis Ababa, in…
People on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar were shaken by a moderate earthquake early Thursday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. The United States Geological Service measured the quake at a magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale. It said it was centered south…