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  • Mud volcano erupts in Haradag district of Baku, Azerbaijan

    According to a statement released by the Ministry of Ecology, a mud volcano erupted in Haradag district of Baku in Azerbaijan on September 23, 2018. The eruption started during the early morning hours of Sunday, September 23 and it still continues, the ministry said…

  • Another large sinkhole opens at Inskip Point beach, Australia

    Another large sinkhole has opened at Inskip Point beach in Queensland, Australia overnight September 24, 2018. This is the same beach where a sinkhole opened up on September 26, 2015, swallowing several vehicles and tents. The hole was spotted from the air on Monday…

  • Bright fireballs streak over Texas and Alabama

    A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Texas at 03:18 UTC on September 19, 2018. At 03:10 UTC on September 23, another bright fireball was observed over Alabama. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 76 reports about a fireball seen over…

  • Strong and shallow M6.4 earthquake hits east of Guam

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit east of Guam at 05:52 UTC on September 23, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 38 km (23.6 miles). According to the USGS, the epicenter…

  • The Watchers News Brief: September 22, 2018

    Catastrophic flash flooding in Nabeul, TunisiaRemnants of the first medicane of the season – Brian – dropped heavy rain on Tunisia on September 22, causing catastrophic flash flooding. Dallas-Fort Worth area sets a new September rainfall record, TexasHeavy rain…