Archive - Earthquake Insights

M7.7 earthquake strikes Flores, Indonesia

Backthrusting along the Flores Thrust

Aug 15 • Kyle Bradley and Judith A Hubbard

Deadly M7.4 earthquake strikes beneath Colombia

Deep strike-slip event within a subducting slab

Aug 10 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

M4.7 earthquake rattles Naples

Persistent unrest and swarm seismicity at Campi Flegrei volcano

Aug 2 • Kyle Bradley and Judith A Hubbard

July 2026

Update on the M6.8 Japan earthquake

Slip patches in the 2016 and 2026 earthquakes seem to fit together like puzzle pieces

Jul 31 • Kyle Bradley and Judith A Hubbard

Southern Japan struck by deadly M6.8 earthquake

A reminder of the neighboring 2016 Kumamoto M7.0 earthquake

Jul 28 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

Deadly M5.5 earthquake strikes central Peru

Shallow hypocenter + vulnerable construction = serious damage

Jul 20 • Kyle Bradley and Judith A Hubbard

M7.3 earthquake strikes offshore Mexico

How strong was the shaking? Depends on the location.

Jul 17 • Kyle Bradley and Judith A Hubbard

Aftershocks and satellite imaging of the Venezuela earthquake

Early results show >3 meters of near-surface offset near Caracas, with a zone of intense aftershocks

Jul 1 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

June 2026

Venezuela: One earthquake or two?

A look into the data as the USGS saw it

Jun 28 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

Early scientific picture of the deadly Venezuela earthquake emerges

Eastward rupture from the Boconó fault onto the San Sebastián fault

Jun 26 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

Catastrophic M7.5 earthquake strikes northern Venezuela

Severe damage; collapsed buildings; significant fatalities possible

Jun 25 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

M5.6 earthquake shakes northern California

Largest recorded event on the Maacama fault

Jun 24 • Judith A Hubbard and Kyle Bradley

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