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Tectonic Plates

Earthquake Magnitude Earthquake Mechanics Pacific Ring of Fire Earthquake Monitoring Earthquake Prediction Plate Interactions Subduction Zones Earthquake Mechanisms Earthquake Risk Ring of Fire

Powerful 7.7 Quake Hits Eastern Indonesia

Shallow 15 km depth intensified shaking that slowed rescue access.

Small Quake Cluster Rattles Southern Mexico and Central Peru

Series of Small Earthquakes Recorded in Southern Mexico

Deep-Focus Quake Rattles Hindu Kush and Is Widely Felt in Pakistan

Mindanao 6.7 Quake Recorded as Southern Mexico Sees Dozens of Small Tremors

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

Series of Moderate Quakes Recorded in Peru and Mexico With No Major Damage Reported

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5+ Offshore Quake, Cites Slight Rise in Mega-Quake Risk

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Indonesia's Molucca Sea as Tsunami Alert Lifts

Powerful Quake Strikes Eastern Indonesia as Tsunami Alert Lifted

Shallow M6.1 Quake off Northern Sumatra Rattles Simeulue, Triggers No Tsunami Alert

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Shakes Taiwan, No Immediate Damage Reported

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5 Quake Off Aomori as Officials Warn of Short-Term Risk

Moderate Earthquakes Strike Oaxaca and Mendoza With No Damage Reported

Chiapas Registers Early-Morning M4.1 as Cluster of Small Quakes Hits Mexico

At Least 20 Dead After 6.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northern Afghanistan

SSN Updates Epicenter of M5.3 Southern Mexico Quake to Southwest of Las Choapas

Peru Unveils Upgraded Risk-Data Portal as Agencies Log Modest Quakes in Peru, Mexico and Offshore Japan

Magnitude 5.2 Quake Rattles Swat and Chitral With No Damage Reported