Category Archives: Volcanoes

Bermuda in the crosshairs of Gonzalo!

 In the scale of things the Atlantic is a big ocean  and Bermuda, a.k.a. The Bermudas, is a rather small group of  islands, about 53.2 square kilometers (20.8 square miles) in total area, of  which only 38.8 sq. km. are … Continue reading

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Recent Earthquake Activity in Central America and the Caribbean

On Wednesday 5 September 2012 at 8:42 a.m.local time, a M7.6 relatively shallow earthquake hit near the town of Hojancha in the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific coastline of Costa Rica. Several aftershocks of lesser magnitude, but at least 4 … Continue reading

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