Earthquakes in the

Foquos: Global, Real-Time Earthquake Data

Every earthquake is unique. In the immediate aftermath of an earthquake, chaos can often be the defining force. From seconds to hours to days after the quake, demand for reliable and relevant information vastly outweighs its supply, and thus confusion takes over. Real-time information exists but there’s no clear way to make sense of it. There’s too much information to sort through, or the information is too hard to find — or a combination of both.

The hypocenter of an earthquake, also known as the focus, is the origin of an earthquake from which seismic waves radiate — the true center of the quake.

Earthquake: Magnitude 3.2 quake strikes near Palm Springs

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported early Tuesday morning west of Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:12 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 9.3 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles ...

Ischia earthquake: Three brothers freed from rubble

Rescuers have freed the last of three brothers who were trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake on the Italian holiday island of Ischia. The fire service confirmed they had rescued the 11-year-old at 14:12 local time (12:12 GMT), some 16 hours after ...

Ischia earthquake: cheers go up as rescuers free third trapped brother

Rescue teams working through the night and into Tuesday freed three brothers trapped in the rubble of a house on the Italian island of Ischia, after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake that killed two women and left 39 injured, at least one of them seriously.

Three young brothers found alive in earthquake rubble in Italy

MILAN — An Italian family of five was “reborn” after all three children buried in the rubble of their home by a 4.0-magnitude quake were pulled to safety Tuesday in a painstaking 16-hour rescue operation on the popular Mediterranean resort island of ...

Ischia earthquake: Three young brothers rescued from rubble

Three young brothers have been pulled alive from the rubble of a house flattened by an earthquake on the Italian holiday island of Ischia. Firefighters said the oldest probably saved his younger sibling's life by pushing him under a bed when the quake struck.

Deadly Earthquake Hits Italian Island of Ischia

ROME — Two women died and at least three dozen other people were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck near the island of Ischia, a popular tourist destination off the coast of Naples, Italy. The temblor, which hit on Monday at about 9 p.m ...