Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.4 Earthquake hits the Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea.

5.2 Earthquake hits the Celebes Sea.

5.1 Earthquake hits southern Iran.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits the State of Yap, Micronesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits off the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.0 Earthquake hits central Alaska.

Idaho - USA

Hundreds of earthquake rattle nerves in central Idaho - Hundreds of low-level and medium-sized earthquakes have struck central Idaho since last month, puzzling geologists who wonder whether the ruptures portend a much larger temblor to come or are merely the rumblings of a seismic fault previously thought to be dormant.

The recent earthquake swarm, beginning on March 24 and climaxed by a 4.9 magnitude tremor on Saturday, has produced no reports of injuries or severe damage but has rattled nerves in a region where Idaho’s most powerful known quake, measured at 6.9, killed two children in 1983 and damaged hundreds of homes and businesses.