Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global

6.8 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

No tsunami was generated and there were no reports of major damage to buildings in Wellington, but police said some houses had been damaged in Seddon near where the quake was centered.

5.9 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

5.7 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

5.6 Earthquake hits Chitinshaya Oblast', Russia.

5.5 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

5.4 Earthquake hits South Island, New Zealand.

5.2 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Cook Strait, New Zealand.

5.0 Earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

5.0 Earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Unusual 4.2 Earthquake hits Sicily with numerous aftershocks.