A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit west of Macquarie Island, western Indian-Antarctic Ridge at 03:44 UTC on October 13, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 4.9 km (3.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
On October 12, 2023, two long-track tornadoes swept through parts of Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S., significantly affecting Citrus, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. The early morning twisters caused extensive damage, leading to road closures and class cancellations in Citrus County.
The Yasur volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu is experiencing a sustained high activity level, with recent satellite data revealing significant gas and ash emissions. Powerful eruptions ejecting rocks and volcanic bombs have been reported, posing serious risks to the local populace and visitors.
Several Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) are set to influence the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California starting Friday, October 13, 2023, and lasting through the following week. This sequence of weather events is forecasted to bring considerable rain, though no rivers are expected to exceed flood levels.
New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from October 4 to 10, 2023. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit west of Macquarie Island at 20:04 UTC on October 11, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 11.6 km (7.2 miles). BMKG is reporting M6.1, Geoscience Australia M6.2, and EMSC M6.4.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit western Afghanistan at 00:41 UTC on October 11, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles). This is the third M6.3 earthquake to hit this area of Afghanistan since twin M6.3s on October 7 in which more than 2 400 people lost their lives.
Wildfires exacerbated by an intense heat wave led to the evacuation of dozens of residents in Cordoba Province, Argentina, on October 10, 2023. The fires neared the resort city of Villa Carlos Paz and involved the deployment of 960 firefighters.
Category 4 Hurricane “Lidia” made landfall along the coast of west-central Mexico near Las Penitas in the state of Jalisco around 23:50 UTC on October 10, 2023, with maximum winds estimated to be near 220 km/h (140 mph).
14 000 people living in Myanmar’s Bago city were forced to evacuate their homes over the weekend after record-breaking rains hit the region, causing severe flooding.
