Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global

6.0 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.4 Earthquake hits the southwest Indian ridge.

5.3 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.2 Earthquake hits the Iceland region.

5.1 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.0 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.

Quakes Push Canary Islands Up 11cm

Multiple earthquakes over the Easter weekend around El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, have raised some parts of the island by as much as 11 centimetres (4.3 inches). A 4.9 quake on Sunday was the most powerful in a wave of seismic activity that has swept the archipelago in the past two weeks, with many moderate quakes and 129 quakes below 1.3 magnitude through Saturday.