Natural Disasters
Earthquakes, volcanic activity, severe storms and floods as they happen, drawn from official monitoring feeds, with plain explanations of what the numbers mean on the ground.
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Moderate earthquake strikes Mid-Atlantic Ridge, no tsunami threat
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, July 16 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 20:21 UTC today,…
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Shallow Depth Amplifies Quake Near South Sandwich Islands
LONDON, July 15 — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck east of the South Sandwich Islands on July 15,…
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Shallow 5.3 quake jolts Aleutian community, no tsunami issued
FALSE PASS, Alaska, July 14 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 101 kilometers southeast of False Pass, Alaska,…
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Moderate quake strikes off Russia’s Kamchatka coast
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, July 15 — The shift is subtle but significant: a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 190 kilometers…
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Shallow 5.4 Quake Shakes Alaska’s False Pass, No Tsunami Warning Issued
FALSE PASS, Alaska, July 14 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 105 kilometers southeast of False Pass, Alaska,…
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Alaska rocked by magnitude 5.4 quake near False Pass
ANCHORAGE, July 14 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 90 kilometers south-southeast of False Pass, Alaska, on Tuesday…
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6.3 Quake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands; Shallow Depth Raises Risk
NOUMÉA, July 13 — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on July 13, 2026,…
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6.7 Quake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands; No Tsunami Warning Issued
NOUMÉA, New Caledonia, July 13 — A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday…
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Seismologists Warn Shallow Depth of 6.3 Loyalty Islands Quake Increases Danger
The Loyalty Islands earthquake on July 13 was a magnitude 6.3 event at a depth of just 10…
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Deep, Shallow 6.7 Quake Shakes Loyalty Islands; No Tsunami Warning Issued
The Loyalty Islands chain, a string of coral and limestone islands east of New Caledonia’s main island, took…
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Shallow 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Loyalty Islands Region
The Loyalty Islands region, a chain of limestone and volcanic outcroppings east of New Caledonia’s main island, sits…
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Magnitude 5 Earthquake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands
NOUMÉA, July 13 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 21:03 UTC on…
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5.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands; No Tsunami Warning
Nouméa, July 13 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on July 13, 2026,…
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Shallow 10-Kilometer Depth Made Loyalty Islands Quake Felt More Intensely
At 06:45 UTC on July 13, 2026, the seafloor southeast of the Loyalty Islands ruptured. The U.S. Geological…
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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Loyalty Islands at Shallow Depth
For residents of the Loyalty Islands and nearby New Caledonia, the ground did not stay still on July…
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Shallow 5.1 temblor rattles Tambolaka without tsunami threat
TAMBOLAKA, Indonesia, July 12 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 27 kilometers south-southeast of Tambolaka, Indonesia on Sunday…
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Moderate 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Gorontalo, Indonesia
GORONTALO, Indonesia, July 12 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 192 kilometers west-northwest of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on July…
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Tonga struck by moderate quake along Pacific Ring of Fire
NUKU‘ALOFA, July 12 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 139 kilometers south of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sunday at…
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Moderate 5.5 quake strikes remote East Pacific Rise
SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE, July 12 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise early…
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Shadow Fleet Tanker Spill Threatens Fragile Black Sea Ecosystem and Communities
ROME, July 12 — The shadow fleet is an environmental disaster waiting to happen, and the Black Sea…
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Deep Tonga Quake Felt Widely But Spares Islands Serious Damage
NUKU’ALOFA, July 11 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 299 kilometers west of Neiafu, Tonga early Saturday morning,…
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Magnitude 5 Earthquake Strikes Near Macquarie Island, No Tsunami
MACQUARIE ISLAND, July 10 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island on Friday, according to…
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Wreckage Discovery Triggers Urgent Search for Missing Crew
MANILA, July 10 — A Boeing 737 aircraft has been found in wreckage by officials, and a frantic…
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Panama Canal Drought Crisis: Climate Change Disrupts Global Trade Flows
PANAMA CITY, July 10 — Two years after a punishing drought brought the Panama Canal to the brink…
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