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A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit south of Panama at 22:18 UTC on April 4, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 12 km (7.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
Due to an increase in seismicity detected since March 30, 2023, Chilean authorities raised the Alert Level for Laguna del Maule volcanic complex from Green to Yellow on April 3, 2023.
A small eruption took place at Vanuatu’s Yasur volcano at 06:09 UTC on April 4, 2023. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2 since October 28, 2016.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by PHIVOLCS as M6.6 hit off the eastern coast of the Philippines at 12:54 UTC on April 4, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 9 km (5 miles). The USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 15 km (9 miles); EMSC M6.2 at a depth of 46 km (28.5 miles).
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that the city of Bridgeville in Delaware was hit by a strong EF-3 tornado on Saturday, April 1, 2023, making it the strongest tornado in the state since 1961.
Colombian officials began to evacuate people living on the slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano on Monday, April 3, 2023. The decision follows the highest levels of seismicity since the 1985 eruption (VEI 3) when 25 000 people were killed.
In 2023, much of Japan experienced the warmest March in recorded history. The unprecedented warmth has led to a record early bloom of cherry blossoms in many places.
A large plume of Saharan dust lifted off West Africa on March 31, 2023, and started spreading west toward the Canary Islands and Cabo Verde.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.4 hit Sumatra, Indonesia at 14:59 UTC on April 3, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 102 km (63.4 miles). USGS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 84.5 km (52.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 95 km (59 miles).
A large rockslide hit near the T-5 tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district on April 2, 2023, damaging an army vehicle and disrupting traffic.
