Powerful Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall in the province of Eastern Visayas, Philippines late on November 7, 2013. Widespread torrential rain and destructive winds accompanied Haiyan through the central Philippines, leaving a trail of
There are subtle signs of a new eruption brewing at Zhupanovsky volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula which was quiet since 1959. The Earth-Observing 1 satellite captured ash above Zhupanovsky on November 5, 2013.
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During past seven days 5 volcanoes had new activity, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from October 30 – November 5, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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According to Yellowstone Volcano Observatory monthly update, University of Utah reported 168 earthquakes in the Yellowstone National Park region during October 2013. The largest event was a minor earthquake of magnitude 2.9 on October 30, 2013 at 06:58 UTC,
Indonesian Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in September 2013 for the first time in three years and has been erupting intermittently ever since.
The 2 475 m (8,120 ft) high volcano erupted violently again early Sunday, November 3, unleashing a
According to satellite images taken by NASA's Terra MODIS another volcanic island emerged late October 2013 along Zubair Group of islands, Red Sea, as a result of ongoing underwater volcano eruption.
The new phase of eruption started on
Strong earthquake registered as M 6.4 (USGS) occurred off Neiafu, Tonga at 18:53 UTC on November 2, 2013. The epicenter was located 152 km (94 miles) ESE of Neiafu, Tonga and 596 km (370 miles) S of Apia, Samoa at coordinates 19.157°S 172.642°W.
Very strong and shallow earthquake registered as M 6.6 (USGS, PTWC) at depth of 10.7 km (6.6 miles) occurred offshore Coquimbo, Chile at 23:03 UTC on October 31, 2013. The epicenter was located 54 km (34 miles) SW of Coquimbo and 363 km (226 miles)
A very strong and shallow earthquake M 6.3 struck Taiwan at 12:02 UTC on October 31, 2013. USGS measured depth at 12 km, EMSC at 10 km. CWA Taiwan is reporting a magnitude of 6.3 at a depth of 20 km, still very dangerous but less dangerous than the USGS
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During past seven days 8 volcanoes had new activity, ongoing activity was reported for 8 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from October 23 – October 29, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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