Earthquakes are on the rise in the South Pacific – USGS
Friday, May 22, 2015 saw an uptick in powerful earthquakes and island tsunamis around the Solomon Islands, and they just keep coming.
Large quakes are ramping up worldwide, but another place to watch closely is Nevada, Montana, and the Yellowstone area in the USA.
Solomon Islands
In less than 24 hours, the following 6.0 and above magnitude quakes occurred around the Solomon Islands. These quakes did not generate a tsunami large enough to reach Hawaii, but with this number of recurring, large quakes, local tsunami waves are generating over the island region:
- 6.9 May 21, 2015
- 6.0 May 22, 2015
- 6.9 May 22, 2015
- 6.8 May 22, 2015
Nevada, Montana, and the Yellowstone Area
Earthquake activity is picking up around Yellowstone.
This is an area to watch closely. May 22, 2015 quake activity:
Nevada
- 24 quakes
Wyoming (Yellowstone National Park)
- 2 quakes
Montana
- 6 quakes
Utah
- 1 quake
Earthquake activity is increasing all over the world, but these areas are of particular interest at this time. Keep a watch on both of these fault zones. They are not typically this active in such a short time span.
