Rare weather event, seen only twice per year, to impact southwest Western Australia
Severe Weather Warning issued for Western Australia ahead of strong cold front on Wednesday
M6.0 earthquake hits Halmahera, Indonesia at an intermediate depth
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Halmahera, Indonesia at 12:51 UTC on September 11, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 162.5 km (100.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 157 km (97.5 miles).
Satellite views of massive floods in Greece – September 2023
On September 10, 2023, the European Sentinel-2 satellite captured high-quality images of massive flooding in central Greece after extremely heavy rains dropped by Storm Daniel over the past week.
Rapid uplift and strong seismicity precede new eruption at Kīlauea, Hawaii
At 01:15 UTC on September 11, 2023 (15:15 HST, September 10), the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) identified new eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, based on webcam images and field reports. The eruption was preceded by intense seismic activity and rapid uplift at the summit.
Medicane “Marquesa” makes landfall in Libya, causing severe flash flooding and leaving thousands dead and missing
Medicane “Marquesa” — a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, made landfall in Libya at 01:30 UTC on September 10, 2023, causing severe flash flooding in Benghazi and neighboring region.
Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Sulawesi, Indonesia at 14:43 UTC on September 9, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Unprecedented rainfall causes catastrophic flooding in Greece, leaving massive damage and at least 10 dead
A powerful storm dubbed Daniel dropped exceptionally high amounts of rain over parts of central Greece on September 4 and 5, 2023, resulting in widespread flooding, destruction, and the tragic loss of at least 10 lives. Experts label this as the country’s worst storm since records began in 1930. The worst affected was the Thessaly Region, particularly its Magnesia prefecture.
2 900 killed, 2 562 injured after shallow M6.8 earthquake hits Morocco
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit Morocco’s High Atlas mountains at 22:11 UTC on Friday, September 8, 2023. The quake hit at 23:11 local time at a depth of 18.6 km (11.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
Historic rainfall paralyzes Hong Kong
Extremely heavy rains brought by the remnants of Typhoon “Haikui” caused severe floods across Hong Kong on September 8, 2023, causing widespread disruption, evacuations, and leading to at least two fatalities.
M6.6 earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 09:09 UTC on September 8, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 89.8 km (55.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.6 at a depth of 32 km (20 miles).
