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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific Ocean Saturday, February 2, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific Ocean Saturday, February 2, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Global warming from greenhouse gases affects rainfall patterns in the world differently than that from solar heating, according to a study by an international team of scientists in the January 31 issue of Nature. Using computer model simulations, the scientists, led by Jian Liu (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Bin Wang (International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa), showed that global rainfall has increased less over the present-day warming period than during the Medieval Warm Period, even though temperatures are higher today than they were then.

USGS reported strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 and depth 7.1 km (4.4 miles) in Santa Cruz Islands on February 01, 2013 at 05:36:41 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 59 km (36 miles) SW of Lata, Solomon Islands and 520 km (323 miles) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu at coordinates 11.134°S, 165.480°E. EMSC has reported magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the same region at depth of 30 km (18.64 miles) with coordinates 11.10 S ; 165.53 E.

A strong earthquake shook southeastern Alaska early Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami and no early reports of any damage, officials said.