The deadly Enderlin tornado, which struck Ransom County, North Dakota, on June 20, 2025, has been upgraded by the National Weather Service (NWS) to an EF-5. This officially brought an end to the EF-5 drought, the longest period without an EF-5 tornado in the U.S. since records began in 1950.
Kronotsky volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, erupted at 03:50 UTC (15:50 LT) on October 4, 2025, ending a century of dormancy. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported an explosive eruption with an ash column reaching 9.2 km (30 180 feet) above sea level. Aviation Color Code was raised to Red. KVERT warns that additional ash emissions rising up to 15 km (49 200 feet) remain possible.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2025 TF made an extremely close approach to Earth at 00:49 UTC on October 1, 2025, reaching a nominal distance of 0.02 LD (0.00005 AU / 6 790 km / 4 220 miles) from Earth’s center — equivalent to about 419 km (260 miles) above the surface over Antarctica. At this distance, it is now classified as the second-closest asteroid flyby ever recorded.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 struck near Palompon, Leyte, Philippines at 13:59 UTC (21:59 LT) on September 30, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles). According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this event.
Tornadoes triggered by Typhoon Bualoi struck Kim Son District in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam on September 29, 2025, killing at least 9 people and flattening homes. Bualoi made landfall earlier the same day in northern Vietnam, leaving at least 11 people dead, 17 missing, forcing the evacuation of more than 28 500 residents, and damaging nearly 1 400 ha (3 460 acres) of crops.
Ragasa made landfall over the coast of China’s Guangdong Province at 17:00 LT (09:00 UTC) on September 24, 2025, as a severe typhoon, with sustained winds of 145 km/h (90 mph). The storm caused widespread disruption across southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where at least 17 people were killed in flooding a day earlier.
At least 12 people died after record breaking rains flooded Kolkata, West Bengal on September 23, 2025, leaving roads inundated, transport paralyzed, and power disrupted.
Typhoon Ragasa, known locally as Nando, intensified into a super typhoon 00:00 UTC (08:00 LT) on September 21, 2025, east of Cagayan, Philippines. By 09:00 UTC, its center was located 450 km (280 miles) east of Aparri with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and gusts up to 230 km/h (145 mph). The system is moving west-northwest toward Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, bringing life-threatening storm surges exceeding 3 m (10 feet), destructive winds, and very rough seas.
At least 25 people are confirmed dead or missing after floods and landslides struck Bali and East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, between September 9 and 11, 2025. Torrential rains inundated large areas, collapsed buildings, and forced the evacuation of more than 500 residents.
Severe monsoon rains caused a devastating landslide near Katra, Jammu, killing at least 30 pilgrims and prompting widespread flood warnings across Jammu and Kashmir on August 26, 2025.
