• Powerful tornado hits Venice, injures 2, Italy

    A powerful tornado has hit a beach in Venice, Italy on June 4, 2016, causing infrastructural damage and injuring two persons. The event started as a waterspout in the Chioggia marina around 06:30 UTC, before hitting a popular sandy beach, La Nuova Venezia reported….

  • Strong and shallow M6.7 earthquake hit near the coast of Halmahera, Indonesia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M6.7 hit near the west coast of Halmahera, Indonesia at 19:15 UTC on June 7, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 51 km (31.7 miles). USGS registered it as M6.3 at a depth of 38.3 km (23.8…

  • Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of Mexico

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit near the coast of Mexico at 10:51 UTC on June 7, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 33 km (20.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles). According to the USGS, the…

  • Tropical Storm “Colin” makes Florida landfall, the first since 2013

    A quick moving Tropical Storm "Colin" has made landfall in Florida, US during the early UTC hours of June 7, 2016. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain over Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida, knocking out power and causing localized flooding….

  • Tornado hits Hainan leaving 1 dead and 11 injured, south China

    At least one person was killed and 11 others injured after a tornado hit the county-level city of Wenchang, south China's Hainan province on Sunday, June 5, 2016, local authorities said today. Four of the injured suffered serious injuries. According to the…