A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit the Tonga Region at 20:05 UTC on October 2, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Nepal’s flood crisis has claimed 217 lives, injured 143, and left 28 people missing, as emergency teams continue search and rescue operations across the hardest-hit areas.
Typhoon “Krathon” reached super typhoon strength on September 30, 2024, after leaving at least 2 people dead in the Philippines. The system is expected to slightly weaken before its center approaches Taiwan on October 2 and 3. Krathon will be the first landfalling typhoon in southwestern Taiwan since 1988, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, with up to 1 000 m (39 inches) in mountainous regions.
A deep earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.2 hit Banda Sea, Indonesia, at 09:28 UTC (16:28 local time) on October 1, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 631 km (392 miles). USGS and EMSC are reporting M6.1 at a depth of 588 km (365 miles).
Destructive floods and powerful winds caused by the remnants of Hurricane “Helene” have cut off Asheville, North Carolina, leaving the city without power, communication, and road access. As of Monday, September 30, the death toll across six states has exceeded 120, with over 700 people still missing.
A strong tornado hit the village of Berezino in the Klinsky District of Moscow Oblast on September 28, 2024, causing extensive damage and killing one person.
Category 4 Hurricane “Helene” made landfall near Perry in the Taylor County, Big Bend region of Florida on September 28, 2024, bringing a destructive storm surge and powerful winds. Keaton Beach, a Taylor County seaside village, that has had three storms in the last 13 months, has been devastated by Helene, with 60% to 75% of dwellings destroyed.
A fire broke out at the BioLab chemical plant in Conyers, east of Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, September 29, 2024, releasing massive amounts of toxic smoke and prompting road closures, evacuations, and shelter-in-place orders.
Floods caused by extreme rainfall since Thursday, September 26, 2024, have claimed more than 130 lives across Nepal. On Saturday, September 28, the country saw the heaviest rainfall in 54 years after 323 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours. Around 136 people remain missing while over 3 000 people have been rescued so far.
A severe EF-3 tornado with winds of up to 225 km/h (140 mph) slammed Rocky Mount on Friday, September 27, 2024, in North Carolina, injuring 15 people and causing devastation at the Tiffany Square Shopping Center.
