According to Thanhnien News, an 8-minute hail storm damaged around 1 000 houses and 100 hectares of vegetable fields in Vietnam's Tuyen Quang province on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Witnesses say many hailstones were 10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 inches) in diameter. The…
More than 80 people have been killed and, at least, 90 injured after extreme pre-monsoon rains caused floods and landslides across northern Pakistan and Afghanistan on April 2 and 3, 2016. The number of casualties will probably rise as full damage assessments from…
Intermittent weak to moderate ash emissions are being observed at Northeast Crater of Italy's Mount Etna over the last couple of days. Weak incandescence can be observed at night, but current events show no signs that could indicate fresh lava. Surface…
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 (downgraded from M7.2) hit near the coast of Vanuatu at 08:23 UTC on April 3, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). EMSC registered it as M7.0 at a depth of 40 km (24.8…
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Alaska Peninsula at 05:50 UTC on April 2, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 7.6 km (4.7 miles). The epicenter was located 105 km (65 miles) NNE of Chignik Lake, 649 km (403 miles) SW of Anchorage and 683…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M6.2 hit near the north coast of New Guinea, P.N.G. at 19:24 UTC on April 1, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 16 km (9.9 miles). USGS registered it as M6.1 at a depth of 14.8 km (9.2…
A shallow earthquake registered by JMA as M6.1 hit near the south coast of western Honshu at 02:39 UTC on April 1, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS registered the quake as M6.0 at the same depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter…
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New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes between March 23 and 29, 2016. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 21 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Alaid, Kuril Islands (Russia) | Chikurachki, Paramushir Island (Russia) | Kanlaon, Philippines…
A moderately strong explosion occurred at Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia at around 13:04 UTC on March 31, 2016. According to Washington VAAC, volcanic ash emission is reaching 9.1 km (30 000 feet) a.s.l. and is moving NW at 9 to 18 km/h (5.7 to 11.5 mph) and SW…
A new eruption has started at Chikurachki, the highest volcano on Paramushir Island in the northern Kuriles, on March 29, 2016. KVERT reported that an ash plume from Chikurachki was observed in satellite images rising to an altitude of 3 km (10 000 feet) a.s.l. and…
