• False M5.9 earthquake alert near Dayton, Nevada caused by automated detection error

    The USGS has withdrawn a false alert for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Dayton, Nevada, issued at 16:06 UTC on December 4, 2025. The automated ShakeAlert early warning system triggered a false detection, prompting an investigation into its cause. No ground shaking or seismic activity consistent with the alert was recorded, and the event has been deleted from official feeds.

  • Freeze Warning issued for northern Alabama

    A Freeze Warning has been issued for the entirety of Northern Alabama through Friday morning, March 21, 2025, after a strong cold front moved through the Tennessee Valley on March 19, causing temperatures to drop in the region.

  • 3 injured as wildfire rages through Chile’s Chacabuco Province

    A wildfire in Chile’s Tiltil Commune, Chacabuco Province, scorched 200 ha (494.2 acres) of land on Saturday afternoon, November 30, 2024, prompting evacuations, injuring three people, and raising suspicions of arson before being controlled by firefighting teams.

  • Landslide claims 4 lives in Central Java, Indonesia

    A landslide in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, struck on Tuesday, November19, 2024, at approximately 16:00 local time (LT), killing three people, severely damaging one house, and leaving one person missing.