Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.7 Earthquake hits southern Peru.
5.3 Earthquake hits the Mid-Indian ridge.
5.0 Earthquake hits southeast of Easter Island.
5.0 Earthquake hits the Fox Islands in the Aleutian Islands.
5.0 Earthquake hits eastern Honshu, Japan.
5.0 Earthquake hits the Nias region, Indonesia.
Yellowstone earthquake swarm slowing, but ongoing
Almost 770 earthquakes have been recorded in Yellowstone Park over the past two weeks — more than normal but not a sign of volcanic activity, scientists say. The swarm, which began June 12, is ongoing, though the frequency of earthquakes has slowed down a bit. Typical swarms comprise 10 to 50 quakes. So far, five quakes have measured in the magnitude 3 range and 64 in the magnitude 2 range. The other 699 have been measured at magnitude 1 or less. It seems like the quakes are tectonic in origin, there is no volcanic signature to any of the events.
