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Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, 395 km northwest of Tristan da Cunha Island, Saint Helena, on Sunday, Jul 26, 2026, at 12:32 am (GMT -1)
50+ min ago (37+ words) Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, 395 km northwest of Tristan da Cunha Island, Saint Helena, on Sunday, Jul 26, 2026, at 12:32 am (GMT -1) -...
Update: Seismic activity on July 25 - 2.0 magnitude earthquake near Ludlow, CA reported
27+ min ago (253+ words) Merced Sun-Star SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.0 magnitude quake struck close to Ludlow on Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor shook the area at 6:35 p.m. It occurred at a depth of 2 miles with the epicenter about 11 miles…...
From Flood Warnings to Flood Intelligence
16+ min ago (104+ words) 23 Jul 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 30 Securing a sustainable India A significant limitation of traditional warning systems is that they communicate technical parameters rather than societal impacts. A forecast indicating that a river will rise to six metres may mean little to the…...
This 518-Million-Year-Old Creature Reveals How Spiders Got Their Bite
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (773+ words) Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan University identified an ancient member of the chelicerate group. Beneath the rock surrounding a tiny fossil from southern China, two small limbs had remained hidden for 518 million years. When researchers finally looked…...
Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake (unconfirmed) - 24 km southwest of Piedecuesta, Departamento de Santander, Colombia, on Saturday, Jul 25, 2026, at 05:14 pm (GMT -5)
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (129+ words) Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake (unconfirmed) - Northern Colombia on Saturday, Jul 25, 2026, at 05:14 pm (GMT -5) Volcano Discovery Look up quakes in: Mag. 2.3 quake (unconfirmed) - 24 km southwest of Piedecuesta, Departamento de Santander, Colombia, on Saturday, Jul 25, 2026, at 05:14 pm (GMT -5) - User-reports for this quake Data…...
Some Central Oregon wildfires have been 100% contained. See which ones remain
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (25+ words) KATU Some Central Oregon wildfires have been 100% contained. See which ones remain...
Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 30 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday, Jul 24, 2026, at 11:28 pm (GMT -6)
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (145+ words) Volcano Discovery Look up quakes in: Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 30 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday, Jul 24, 2026, at 11:28 pm (GMT -6) - A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit 30 km (18 mi) away from San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, User-reports…...
At Baguio's Mirador, Jesuits have spent more than a century watching the Earth and skies
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (1075+ words) BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Long before smartphones could warn people about earthquakes, before satellites tracked storms, and before digital sensors quietly streamed data across the world, a hill overlooking Baguio had already begun listening to the Earth and watching the skies....
Volcano earthquake report for Sunday, 26 Jul 2026
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (19+ words) Volcano Earthquake Report: continuously updated map and list of shallow earthquakes near active volcanoes world-wide during 24 hours...
Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Greenland Sea on Sunday, Jul 26, 2026, at 01:28 am (GMT +1)
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (26+ words) Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Greenland Sea on Sunday, Jul 26, 2026, at 01:28 am (GMT +1) -...