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The United States Geological Service is reporting that a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit central Afghanistan at 6:56 PM (EST) approximately 40 miles South Southeast of KABUL, Afghanistan and 60 miles West Southwest of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
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The USGS is reporting that a 6.1 magnitude earthquake has hit the area near Tonga at approximately 5:19 PM (EDT) this evening. Early details are as follows:
200 km (125 miles) ENE of NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga
235 km (145 miles) SSE of Neiafu, Tonga
410 km (255 miles) WSW of Niue Island
2130 km (1320 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
Additional quakes/aftershocks continue to hit Honshu, Japan which yesterday received a massive 6.9 earthquake that killed 6 people and injured over 144 people.
The additonal quakes ranged in magnitude from 5.0 – 5.5 and occured near midnight last night and as early as 10:42 AM this morning (EDT).
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The USGS (United States Geological Survey) detected a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Greece that occured at approximately 8:25 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time). The Athens Geodynamic Institute reported it as 6.5.
The approximate location is identified as follows:
35 km (20 miles) SW of Patras, Greece
125 km (80 miles) NNW of Kalamata, Greece
190 km (120 miles) SSE of Ioannina, Greece
200 km (125 miles) W of ATHENS, Greece
The quake epicenter was in the Peloponnese region of the country.
The quake was felt as far away as Italy.
1 person was confirmed dead and numerous people injured. Several buildings were reported collapsed or severely damaged.
The epicenter was near the surface so additional aftershocks are expected.
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UPDATE: The BBC reports that 2 people were killed and 20 people injured. The dead were a 60-year-old man when his home’s roof collapsed and an 80 year old woman who died of a heart attack immediately after the quake.
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Apparently the Old Faithful geyser of Yellowstone Park has been slowing down its eruption cycle over the years. The average eruption cycle time used to be 61 minutes but now it appears to be taking longer, a recent study indicates.
According to a new U.S. Geological survey, extended drought conditions is responsible for the eruption cycle taking 1.5 hours…adding a full 30 minutes to the cycle. Shaul Hurwitz of the U.S. Geological Survey spent 5 years reviewing similar geysers between the years 1997-2006 and identified the slowdown between eruptions at Old Faithful.
Yellowstone activity has a history of being tied to cataclysmic events. See stories referenced below:
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The U.S. Geological Service is reporting a 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Columbia just outside the capitol of Bogota.
UPDATE:
The earthquake killed 5 or 6 people and injured 11as well as disrupting phone services, flattening several buildings and disrupting highway transportation routes.
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