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A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.9 hit the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan at 14:25 UTC on January 5, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 193.8 km (120.4 miles). EMSC reports M5.9 at a depth of 195 km (121.2 miles).
A major storm and atmospheric river are poised to impact California today and Thursday with heavy to excessive rainfall, flooding with debris flows and landslides near recent burn scar areas, heavy mountain snow and high winds.
A severe cold snap is forecast to descend down into Eastern Europe and Asia in the coming days, bringing temperatures down to about -30 °C (-22 °F), as per numerical forecast models.
A large volcanic outburst was discovered on Jupiter’s moon Io in the fall of 2022.
A new small eruption took place at Anak Krakatau volcano, Indonesia at 09:38 UTC (16:38 LT) on January 3, 2022.
Effusive eruption with active lava flow continues at Etna volcano, Italy since November 27, 2022.
Lava dome at Sheveluch volcano, Russia continues growing, KVERT reported on January 2, 2023.
A major sinkhole caused by a collapsed culvert formed under the vehicle entrance to the Oakland Zoo in California, U.S. after an unprecedented amount of rainfall hit the region over the past couple of days.
Remnants of Tropical Cyclone “Ellie” have dropped heavy rains over parts of northern Western Australia over the past week, causing record floods and widespread damage.
A large asymmetric partial halo CME was observed just beyond the east limb of the Sun at approximately 06:36 UTC on January 3, 2023.
