Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit Peru-Brazil border region at 00:55 UTC on June 8, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 621.9 km (386 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 612 km (380 miles).
A large wildfire scorched around 250 ha (617 acres) of forest on the NE flank of Stromboli volcano at the end of May 2022. Fueled by strong winds, the fire also threatened some homes near the coast.
The United States declared a national energy emergency on June 6, 2022. The emergency – declared to exist with respect to the threats to the availability of sufficient electricity generation capacity to meet expected customer demand – will stay in effect for at least 24 months or until it’s declared terminated, whichever occurs first.
Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and up to tennis ball-sized hail to France on June 3 and 4, 2022, wreaking havoc in vineyards across large parts of the country, leaving thousands of homes without power, one person dead and 15 injured – two of them seriously.
Potential Tropical Cyclone One brought record-breaking rains to South Florida over the weekend, causing widespread flooding. The disturbance also hit Cuba, leaving at least 3 people dead.
Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains brought by Potential Tropical Cyclone One (later named Tropical Storm “Alex”) left at least three people dead in Cuba on June 3, 2022.
A powerful phreatic eruption took place at Bulusan volcano, Philippines at 02:37 UTC (10:37 LT) on June 5, 2022. As a result, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the Alert Level for the volcano from 0 to 1.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 23:38 UTC on June 4, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 105 km (65 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 100 km (62 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit west of Macquarie Island at 13:17 UTC on June 4, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 10 km.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit Tonga at 13:07 UTC on June 4, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 238 km (147 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 251 km (155 miles).
