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  • Another powerful explosion at Stromboli volcano, Italy

    Another powerful explosion took place at Stromboli volcano in Italy on November 16, 2020, just days after a sequence of powerful explosions on November 10. 2020. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo, an explosion of…

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Mindanao, Philippines at 22:37 UTC on November 15, 2020 (06:37 LT, November 16). The agency is reporting a depth of 42.2 km (26.2 miles). PHIVOLCS is reporting it as M6.0 at a depth of 54 km (33…

  • Iota expected to strike Central America as a major hurricane

    Tropical Storm "Iota" formed in the Central Caribbean at 21:00 UTC on November 13, 2020, as the 30th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Iota is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before it makes landfall in Central America. The…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: November 4 – 10, 2020

    New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from November 4 to 10, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Barren Island, Andaman Islands (India) | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Klyuchevskoy,…