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A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand at 07:03 UTC on June 29, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 392.3 km (244 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M5.8 (preliminary) at a depth of 448 km…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Geoscience Australia as M6.4 hit Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 18:20 UTC on June 28, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 8 km (5 miles). USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 10 km (8 miles). According to the…
A relatively large sinkhole has opened up on the edge of Wickiup Reservoir, Oregon's second-largest reservoir, and is slowly draining the water in. The area has been roped off and officials are warning visitors to keep away as the ground is unstable and…
Since the end of February 2017, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) seismic analysts have noted a slight uptick in the number of earthquakes near underwater Lō‘ihi volcano. The quakes appear to be clustered roughly 10 to 12 km (6 – 7 miles) below sea level…
An earthquake swarm is in progress north of Lake Tahoe, California, just west of Reno, Nevada. The sequence started with a shallow M3.7 at 09:02 UTC (02:02 PDT) on June 27, 2017. By 07:21 UTC on June 28, the Nevada Seismological Lab and USGS registered 40…
A significant explosive eruption began at Bogoslof volcano at 11:17 UTC on June 27, 2017 and lasted roughly 14 minutes. The eruption prompted the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red. The eruption produced a volcanic cloud that…
Floods, landslides and other disasters caused by severe weather across southern China affected more than 7.4 million people in 9 provinces since June 22, 2017, officials said today. As of early June 27, the death toll stands at 32 while 8 people are still missing….
Russia's Sheveluch volcano erupted at 01:12 UTC on June 27, 2017, sending a plume of ash up to 12.2 km (40 000 feet), according to the Tokyo VAAC. In their Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation issued 01:23 UTC, KVERT said that video data show an ash explosion…
Japan's famous Nishinoshima volcano, which gave birth to a new island at the end of 2013, is erupting again and officials say it is comparable to powerful eruptive episode observed in 2014 and 2015 when the island's surface area expanded at a remarkable…
Tropical Storm "Dora" continued strengthening near the southwestern coast of Mexico after forming early June 25, 2017 and by 09:00 UTC on June 26 became a hurricane, the first of the 2017 Pacific hurricane season. Landfall is not expected and there are no…
