• Strong earthquake with magnitude 5.6 hit northwestern Kashmir

    A strong 5.6 magnitude earthquake (reported by USGS) with depth of 49.3 km hit northwestern part of Kashmir on March 12th, 2012 at 06:06 UTC. EMSC reported 5.7 magnitude earthquake with depth of 60 km.The nearest populated places are: Lasht (13km), Baroghil (19km),

  • Tornado and hailstorm with torrential rains hammer Hawaii

    The twister with winds of 100 – 115 kmh (60-70 mph) tore holes in roofs and downed trees as it moves through the towns Lanikai and Kailua on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A waterspout made landfall on Friday morning on the east shore becoming a rare tornado. There were

  • Alaskan authorities raise alert level for Iliamna Volcano

    Volcanologists raised the alert level for Iliamna Volcano on Friday afternoon due to a possible eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised the alert level to ADVISORY and the aviation color code to YELLOW. According to scientists at the observatory, the

  • Waioeka Gorge landslide in New Zealand

    Last week a landslide occurred on the main road out of Gisborne in North Island of New Zealand, which blocked the Waioeka Gorge.  Remarkably, the landslide was captured with a high quality video which can be viewed here. This slip dropped without much warning, the

  • Active volcanoes in the world – last 7 days report

    17 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes (below).BEZYMIANNYCentral Kamchatka (Russia) 55.978°N, 160.587°E; summit elev. 2882 mKVERT reported that during 24 February-2 March seismic activity at

  • Very strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu

    Very strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7, reported by USGS, hit Vanuatu on Friday, March 09, 2012 at 07:09:54 UTC. First reported magnitude was 7,1, later downgraded to 6,7. So far there are no reports on damage. Reported depth is 36.8 km (22.9 miles). The nearest

  • Dust storms on the Arabian Peninsula

    Dust storms continued on the Arabian Peninsula from late February into early March. This image, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on March 3, 2012, shows a dust plume spanning hundreds of kilometers.