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A destructive earthquake in Croatia
An earthquake of moment magnitude 6.4 struck the Kupa Valley area, central Croatia, about 50 km SE from the capital Zagreb at noon on Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 (Figure 1 – blue circle). Hypocenter of the earthquake was at a depth of about 10 km. The earthquake...
Recent swarm activity in the western Bohemia/Vogtland region
Recent swarm activity in the western Bohemia/Vogtland region Increased seismic activity has been observed in the western Bohemia/Vogtland region during the past month, starting on December 16, 2020, north of Novy Kostel near Luby (Fig. 1). Most of the events at the...
Earthquake in the east Aegean Sea north of the Greek island of Samos
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on October 30, 2020, in the east Aegean Sea north of the Greek island of Samos. The earthquake damaged the Turkish city of Izmir and killed at least 12 people. The maximum shaking intensity has reached VII near to the earthquake...
A magnitude earthquake occurred south of the Alaska Peninsula
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred south of the Alaska Peninsula on October 19, 2020. The maximum shaking intensity has reached VII on the nearby islands but has not caused any significant damage. The earthquake belongs to the aftershock sequence of magnitude 7.8...