M5

Mw5.8 earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

We finally take on an earthquake in the Molucca Sea region

Oct 23 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Shallow M5.0 earthquake shakes West Java, Indonesia

A moderate event strikes beneath an active volcanic region - what was the source?

Sep 18 •

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M5.4 earthquake shakes northern Pakistan

What do we know about faults in the eastern Sulaiman Range?

Sep 11 •

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Mw5 aftershock occurs near epicenter of 2023 M7.8 Turkey-Syria earthquake

Largest aftershock since January 25, 2024.

Sep 7 •

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M5.4 earthquake shakes Portugal

A relatively small event raises memories of past great earthquakes

Aug 26 •

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M5.2 earthquake shakes south and central California

We take a look at the nearby 1952 M7.3 Kern County earthquake.

Aug 7 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.1 earthquake in Vietnam is largest in country since 2007

Associated with a hydroelectric power plant with 17.4-km long tunnel

Jul 28 •

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M5.8 earthquake strikes Noto Peninsula, Japan

An aftershock, or another event emerging from the swarm?

Jun 3 •

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M5.9 earthquake shakes Simeulue, Indonesia

A moderate event in a gap between two recent great earthquakes

May 28 •

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M5.1 earthquake shakes Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok

Possible aftershock of the 2018 M6.9+M6.9 earthquake doublet

May 15 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.6, M5.4 earthquakes strike south of Hualien, Taiwan

A possible reinvigoration of the swarm? Maybe not.

May 6 •

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M5.7 earthquake in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines

Enigmatic event in an already complicated tectonic region

May 3 •

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