• The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: August 15 – 21, 2018

    New activity-unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes between August 15 and 21, 2018. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Alaid, Kuril Islands (Russia) | Kuchinoerabujima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan) | Merapi, Central…

  • Strong M6.3 earthquake hits near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near Tanaga Volcano, Andreanof Islands, Alaska at 03:56 UTC on August 23, 2018 (18:35 local time, August 22). The agency is reporting a depth of 43.9 km (27.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 60 km…

  • Strong and shallow M6.5 earthquake hits Vanuatu

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit Vanuatu at 22:32 UTC on August 21, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 13.4 km (8.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to the USGS, the epicenter was…

  • Very strong M7.3 earthquake hits Venezuela at intermediate depth

    A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.3 hit near the coast of Sucre, Venezuela at 21:31 UTC (17:31 local time) on August 21, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 123.2 km (76.5 km). EMSC is reporting M7.3 at a depth of 112 km (69.6 miles)….

  • Major Hurricane “Lane” expected to turn toward Hawaii

    Category 4 Hurricane "Lane" is heading west at 19 km/h (12 mph) and is expected to turn toward Hawaii on August 22 and 23 and pass dangerously close to the main Hawaiian Islands. Current forecast track doesn't call for a direct impact and Lane will be…

  • Rare snowfall reported in Uruguay

    Brazilian and North American meteorologists both agreed it was snow that was seen falling in parts of Uruguay on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Since Uruguay is located within the temperate zone of the tropic of Capricorn, the country has warm summers and crisp winters…