A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Drake Passage at 01:42 UTC on October 16, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). No tsunami warnings have been issued.
Officials released a dramatic video showing rescuers saving a father and his baby trapped on the roof of their car after a flash flood swept it away in Eloy, Arizona, on October 14, 2025.
A powerful microburst struck Tempe, Arizona, around 13:00 LT (20:00 UTC) on October 13, 2025, as severe thunderstorms swept across the Phoenix metropolitan area. The event produced wind gusts up to 145 km/h (90 mph), uprooted trees, and damaged hundreds of structures. Over 130 residents were displaced, and estimates of customers without power at the storm’s peak ranged from 22 000 to over 34 000.
At least one person has died as remnants of Typhoon Halong brought severe flooding to western Alaska over the weekend. The storm caused widespread inundation, damaging infrastructure and isolating several communities.
A possible tornado ripped through Longview, Washington State on October 12, 2025, damaging multiple buildings, vehicles, and trees across the 14th Avenue area.
A high-level eruption occurred at Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island, Indonesia, at 23:37 WITA (15:37 UTC) on October 14, 2025, producing an ash column rising to 13 700 m (44 500 feet) above sea level. The Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) raised the Aviation Color Code to Red after Himawari-8 satellite imagery confirmed ash extending northwest at approximately 28 km/h (17 mph).
At least 64 people have died and 65 remain missing as of October 13, 2025, after days of torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides across several Mexican states, including Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla. The events damaged nearly 100 000 homes, destroyed infrastructure, and prompted a large-scale rescue and relief operation involving the Mexican armed forces and civil protection units
Tornado warnings were issued across parts of Central California, including San Luis Obispo County, as a rare October storm brought heavy rainfall, gusts exceeding 110 km/h (70 mph), and localized flooding on October 13–14, 2025. Evacuation warnings were declared in Los Angeles County for burn-scar areas at risk of debris flows, while forecasters maintained a marginal tornado risk for southern coastal regions.
A powerful nor’easter has continued to batter the U.S. East Coast since the weekend, bringing destructive winds, torrential rainfall, and widespread flooding from the Carolinas to New England. At least three people have died, including two in a plane crash in Massachusetts and one in New York.
A large landslide struck the Narsoo–Samroli area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, at around 11:30 LT on October 13, 2025, collapsing a hotel, restaurant, and several nearby commercial buildings along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.
