A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the southern East Pacific Rise at 03:55 UTC on May 5, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Severe hailstorm hit Paris on May 3, 2025, as a low pressure system over the Iberian Peninsula triggered widespread storms across southern France.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.4 struck Culberson County, Texas, near the New Mexico border, at 01:47 UTC on May 4, 2025 (20:47 LT on May 3). The agency reports a depth of 7.5 km (4.6 miles). The earthquake occurred in an area of intense oil and gas activity within the Permian Basin.
Record rainfall and strong winds struck New Zealand at approximately 09:00 LT (21:00 UTC) on May 1, 2025, prompting a Red Alert for the North Island and a state of emergency for parts of the South Island.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.0 hit NW of Pohuwanto in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia at 19:51 WIB (12:51 UTC) on May 3, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 90 km (56 miles). USGS registered the same magnitude but at a depth of 108.4 km (67.3 miles).
An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 177 km/h (110 mph) struck Burnet County, Texas, at approximately 17:00 LT (22:00 UTC) on May 1, 2025. It injured one person, destroyed one home, and damaged at least 14 others. A second brief tornado touched down over open country later the same day.
Severe weather swept across Delhi and surrounding regions on Friday, May 2, 2025, as a powerful thunderstorm dropped 77 mm (3.03 inches) of rain—the second-highest single-day rainfall for May since 1901. At least seven people were reported dead due to storm-related incidents across northern India, while road and air traffic were severely disrupted.
2 drivers drowned in Oklahoma on April 30, 2025, as slow-moving thunderstorms triggered severe flash flooding across southern and eastern regions. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued multiple flood warnings and watches, with heavy rainfall increasing risks through early May.
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 hit Drake Passage, near the coast of southern Argentina, at 12:58 UTC on May 2, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Wildfires erupted near Jerusalem on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, prompting a national emergency in Israel, disrupting independence day celebrations leading to evacuation in 12 towns near the city and closing Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway on Thursday, May 1.
