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A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.6 hit the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea at 23:46 UTC on September 10, 2022 (09:46 LT, September 11) at a depth of 90 km (56 miles).
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.7 hit eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 23:46 UTC on September 10, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 61.4 km (38 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia at 23:10 UTC on September 10, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at the same depth.
A series of earthquakes hit Papua, Indonesia on September 9 and 10, 2022. The first quake, registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit at 23:31 UTC on September 9 at a depth of 18 km (11.2 miles). It was followed by M5.9 at 23:44 UTC at a depth of 19.1 km (11.9 miles) and another M6.2 at 00:05 UTC on September 10.
Tropical Storm “Kay” is moving parallel to the western coast of the Baja California peninsula, bringing heavy rains and flooding to Mexico. The moisture produced by the storm may also produce heavy rain and the potential for considerable flash flooding in the Southwest U.S., especially in the Peninsular ranges.
The earthquake swarm under Ta’u Island volcano that started in July 2022 continues with declining frequency. However, the current trend of decreasing numbers of earthquakes does not mean the earthquake swarm will end.
Hurricane “Earl” formed on September 3, 2022, as the 5th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season and strengthened into a hurricane on September 7. Swells generated by Earl are expected to reach Bermuda by tonight (LT) and the U.S. East Coast shortly thereafter. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions through the weekend.
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from August 31 to September 6, 2022. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 18 volcanoes.
A spectacular full-halo coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted on the farside of the Sun on September 5, 2022. The source is Active Region 3088, which is expected to return to Earth’s view in about a week.
At least 15 people have been killed after massive landslide caused by heavy rains buried their homes on September 6, 2022. As many as 18 people are feared missing.
