• 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…

  • A rare sight: Twin tornadoes form in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

    After severe thunderstorms and flooding that hit southern Germany last week, a rare weather phenomenon for Germany was observed and recorded in the country's north. On June 5, 2016, residents of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany,…

  • Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand

    A shallow earthquake registered by New Zealand's GeoNet as M6.1 hit Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand at 02:35 UTC on June 6, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 21 km (13 miles). USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to the…

  • Deep M6.3 earthquake hit near Leksula, Banda Sea, Indonesia

    A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near Leksula, Banda Sea, Indonesia at 16:25 UTC on June 5, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 428.4 km (266.2 miles). Indonesia's BMKG is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 445 km (276 miles). According to the…