More information: Hao Zhang et al, Aftershocks on the Planar Rupture Surface of the Deep-Focus Mw 7.9 Bonin Islands Earthquake, The Seismic Record (2025). DOI: 10.1785/0320240035 ...

Seismologists emphasise that while deep-focus earthquakes like this one are less likely to cause surface damage, they can still be felt in coastal regions.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Kashmir Valley on March 27, 2025, at 1:58 PM. The tremors were sent across the Kashmir ...

Warren, L. M., E. C. Baluyut, T. Osburg, K. Lisac, and S. Kokkinen, Fault-plane orientations of intermediate-depth and deep-focus earthquakes in the Japan-Kuril ...

said the Nov. 14 earthquake is classified as a “deep-focus earthquake” because its hypocenter was deep underground. It struck inside the Pacific Plate, which runs underneath near Japan.

These earthquakes typically last 20 to 60 seconds and shaking is localized to the area near the fault, according to the DNR. Deep earthquakes: Deep faults happen when two tectonic plates collide ...

“Just saw there was an earthquake and tremors were felt in Calcutta. Who else, like me, felt nothing?” asked Facebook user Suparna Das. “It was a deep focus earthquake that originated between 70km and ...

The earthquake is estimated to have had a magnitude of 5.2 at its focus about 30 kilometers deep in the ocean. There were no concerns of a tsunami. According to the Choshi Local Meteorological ...

A strong earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Delhi this morning and the tremors were felt in several adjoining areas of the national capital.