17 hour agoAccording to the Financial Times, China has seized Sand Cay Island, belonging to Vietnam, in the South China Sea near the Philippines. The island is uninhabited and hosts Vietnamese military facilities. "China's Coast Guard Service this month 'exercised maritime control and applied sovereign jurisdiction' over Sand Cay," official Beijing stated.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 197 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 111 km S of Abepura, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 278 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 43 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 24 km W of Taguisa, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 192 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 83 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 82 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 192 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 100 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 56 km WNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 70 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 95 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 31 km SW of Singleton, Australia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 137 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 - 269 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 157 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 141 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 60 km E of Modisi, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 157 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 152 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 35 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 73 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 74 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 39 km SW of Malisbeng, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 36 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 - 45 km SW of Malisbeng, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 196 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea