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Lake Murray area hit by 5th earthquake in 30 days
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (192+ words) LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. " Officials have confirmed yet another earthquake in the Lake Murray area, though not as strong as the one that rumbled the region just days earlier. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.2 earthquake was reported around 1:55 p.m. on Sunday with…...
Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Qinghai, China, on Monday, Mar 2, 2026, at 07:00 am (Kolkata time)
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (137+ words) Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Qinghai, China, on Monday, Mar 2, 2026, at 07:00 am (Kolkata time) - Look up quakes in: Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Qinghai, China, on Monday, Mar 2, 2026, at 07:00 am (Kolkata time) - A moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake…...
Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 2 Mar 2026
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (121+ words) Volcano Earthquake Report: continuously updated map and list of shallow earthquakes near active volcanoes world-wide during 24 hours Look up quakes in: Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 2 Mar 2026 Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) volcano (Italy): 9 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0 Clear Lake volcano…...
Earthquake shakes parts of southeast Nebraska
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (222+ words) Nebraskans might've felt the earth shake on Sunday as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported south of Hastings, three miles east of Cowles, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. COWLES, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraskans might've felt the earth shake on Sunday as…...
Meet the ‘Old Mother Goose’ from NZ’s subtropical prehistoric past
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (822+ words) Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Curator of Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Nic Rawlence receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund and the University of Otago. Alan Tennyson received funding…...
Earth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (885+ words) Ancient sediments reveal Earth's magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse, far longer than scientists expected. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Earth's magnetic field does not simply switch direction like a flipped light switch. It weakens, wanders, and reorganizes itself over…...
Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - 73 km north of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile, on Sunday, Mar 1, 2026, at 08:46 pm (GMT -3)
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (152+ words) Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - 73 km north of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile, on Sunday, Mar 1, 2026, at 08:46 pm (GMT -3) - Look up quakes in: Mag. 3.7 earthquake - 73 km north of La…...
90-million-year-old fossil reveals how these tiny dinosaurs evolved
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (836+ words) For years, paleontologists have been trying to piece together the story of one of the strangest groups of dinosaurs around " small, bird-like creatures with stubby arms and a single oversized claw. Now, a nearly complete 90-million-year-old skeleton from Patagonia is…...
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 REP FM GND AT 01/0730Z EST VA DTG: 01/2200Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (180+ words) Latest news and updates about the volcanic activity of mt Semeru volcano, East-Java (Indonesia) Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 REP FM GND AT 01/0730Z EST VA DTG: 01/2200Z to 15000 ft (4600 m) Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 REP FM GND…...
Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 94 km southwest of Lake Sebu, Philippines, on Monday, Mar 2, 2026, at 06:51 am (GMT +8)
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (135+ words) Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 94 km southwest of Lake Sebu, Philippines, on Monday, Mar 2, 2026, at 06:51 am (GMT +8) - Look up quakes in: Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 94 km southwest of Lake Sebu, Philippines,…...