A tropical low pressure area formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean today, about 8 days before the official Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins. Formation of a significant tropical cyclone is possible within the next 12 to 24 hours.Dynamic models show a general northea
Government officials and aid workers are worried about the safety of people drawn to the site of a catastrophic mudslide in northeastern Afghanistan in search of aid handouts; they warn of the risk of further landslides and flooding.Many of those in tents around the imm
New activity/unrest was observed at 4 volcanoes from April 30 – May 6, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Ahyi, Mariana Islands (USA) | Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia) | Slamet, Central Java (Indonesia)
A swarm of moderate to strong earthquakes is being registered in northern Alaska, about 28 km northeast of the village of Noatak. First earthquake was registered on April 18, 2014 as M5.6 at depth of 23.4 km. Since then, and by 13:22 UTC today, USGS registered
A strong and shallow earthquake M6.0 (USGS) struck Thailand on May 5, 2014 at 11:08 UTC (18:08 local time). USGS is reporting very shallow depth of 7.4 km (4.6 miles).Epicenter was located 9 km (6 miles) S of Mae Lao and 27 km (17 miles) SW of Chiang
Strong earthquake measuring M6.2 (JMA) on the Richter scale struck near Tokyo, Japan on May 4, 2014 at 20:18 UTC (May 5, 2014 at 05:18 JST – local time). Japan Meteorological Agency reported depth of 160 km. Epicenter was located 23 km (14 miles) ESE of Ito and 98
Two strong and deep earthquakes were detected south of Fiji on May 4, 2014. The first one, measuring M6.7 (USGS) struck at 09:15 UTC at depth of 527.6 km (327.8 miles), the second one, M6.1 (USGS), struck 10 minutes later at depth 610.6km (379.4mi).Geosci
Alert level of the twin-volcanoes Cerro Negro de Mayasquer and Chiles (Colombia-Ecuador border) has been raised to yellow in response to an ongoing seismic crisis and deformation. Seismicity is being detected since November 2013, when a new monitoring network
After severe flooding that affected more than 67 000 and took lives of over 150 people in northeastern Afghanistan, heavy rains that started on April 24th, unleashed another deadly disaster today. Local government officials said a hill collapsed and buried the village o
Magnitude 6.0 (USGS) earthquake was registered off the coast of Seram, Maluku province of Indonesia, on May 2, 2014 at 08:43 UTC. Epicenter was located 70km (43 miles) SSE of Namlea and 83km (52 miles) W of Ambon, Indonesia.USGS is reporting dep
