The Latest Breaking News from USGS

The Indian Embassy in Japan has set up an emergency room for anyone to contact in connection with the earthquake and tsunami warnings on January 1. Read further on Dynamite News:

Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes that damaged homes, closed highways and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground.

NASA is flying the agency's high-altitude ER-2 aircraft over the American Southwest in order to map deposits of minerals that are critical for electronics manufacturing.

Earthquake occurred near the Texas-New Mexico border and effects were also reported in New Mexico

Quake hit outside of Sacramento

Shallow quake hits Afghanistan’s Herat City

Unusual 6.3 magnitude quake strikes NW of Herat, Afghanistan. Occurred due to thrust faulting near Hindu Kush Mt. range. Followed by 30 min later quake of same intensity. Half-dozen aftershocks. Oct 11 saw another 6.3 magnitude quake. Caused by horizontal compressive stresses, one block moves up relative to other. Occurred…

Over 2,000 killed, 1,240 wounded in devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan's Herat province

Taliban reports massive casualties as rescue efforts intensify