A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.2 hit the Timor region, Indonesia at 21:04 UTC on November 1, 2023 at a depth of 45 km (28 miles). USGS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 36 km (22 miles); EMSC M6.0 at a depth of 39 km (24 miles).
Tropical Storm Pilar led to the death of two individuals and left one person missing in El Salvador on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The storm unleashed torrential rains, strong winds, and caused widespread flooding, prompting a state of national emergency.
Extreme weather conditions wreaked havoc in northern Italy on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, causing the Seveso River in Milan to overflow and leading to a landslide that closed the Brenner motorway.
Significant activity was reported at Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, on October 31, 2023. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red at 02:34 UTC, and satellite data indicated an ash column reaching up to 14 km (46 000 feet) above sea level at 23:10 UTC.
An exceptionally intense earthquake swarm lasting nearly two hours started at Þorbjörn in Iceland at 08:40 on October 31, 2023. The largest event registered an M3.7, and the activity signaled potential magma movement at depths between 1.5 km and 5 km (0.93 – 3.1 miles).
Tropical Storm “Pilar” formed offshore Central America at 03:00 UTC on Monday, October 30, 2023, as the 16th named storm of the 2023 Pacific hurricane season. The forecast shows Pilar nearing the El Salvador or Nicaragua coast late today to early Wednesday, with the core likely staying offshore. The storm is expected to move west-southwest away from land by Thursday.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the CSN Chile as M6.6 hit near the coast of Atacama, central Chile at 12:33 UTC (09:33 LT) on October 31, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 46 km (28 miles). USGS and EMSC are reporting M6.7 at a depth of 41 km (25 miles).
A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit the Fiji region at 11:10 UTC on October 31, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 547 km (339 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Elevated seismic activity has been observed at Mount St. Helens in the United States since 2008 when the last eruption ended. No significant changes have been observed in other monitoring parameters and there are no signs of an imminent eruption.
A shallow earthquake registered by the Earthquake Unit of the University of West Indies as M5.6 hit Hope Bay, Jamaica at 15:57 UTC (10:57 LT) on October 30, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 18 km (11.2 miles). The USGS is reporting it as M5.4, EMSC as M5.5, and INGV and Ayiti-Seismes (Haiti) as M5.8.
