Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

6.9 Earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

6.6 Earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

5.7 Earthquake hits Java, Indonesia.

5.6 Earthquake hits the State of Yap, Micronesia.

5.5 Earthquake hits Antofagasta, Chile.

5.2 Earthquake hits the central east Pacific rise.

Three 5.1 Earthquakes hit offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

5.1 Earthquake hits off the coast of Costa Rica.

5.0 Earthquake hits off the east coast of Honsu, Japan.

5.0 Earthquake hits south of the Kermedec Islands.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical storm 09w (Chan-Hom), located approximately 33 nm northeast of Andersen AFB, is tracking quasi-stationary.

Tropical storm 10w (Linfa), located approximately 198 nm north of Manila, Philippines, is tracking west-northwestward at 08 knots.

Tropical storm 11w (Nangka), located approximately 66 nm east-southeast of Enewetak, is tracking westward at 12 knots.

Invest 95E and 96E remain areas of disturbed weather in the East Pacific which have the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Costa Rica - Heavy rains last weekend caused floods in Costa Rica’s Caribbean and northern regions. Pineapple and banana plantations were left with serious damage, and public infrastructure needs to be rebuilt as thousands of people that were evacuated return to their homes.

Venezuela - Venezuela's Apure state is facing its worst floods in years. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared Friday a state of emergency in a town in Apure state, where heavy rains have spurred flooding. The floods in Paez are already being described as the worst to hit the area in over two decades. The disaster was triggered after more than two weeks of heavy rains caused two rivers to break their banks. More than 40,000 people have been affected, with scores of homes and businesses already severely damaged by floodwaters.

England - Flash floods hit parts of Dorset. The flash floods erupted just three days after the UK faced one of the hottest days on record, with temperatures reaching highs of up to 36.7C.

Earthquakes

6.4 and 5.2 Earthquakes hit off the west coast of Baja California.

5.7 Earthquake hits east of Severnaya Zemlya.

5.3 Earthquake hits offshore El Salvador.

5.3 and 5.1 Earthquakes hit offshore Guatemala.

5.1 Earthquake hits the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea.

5.0 Earthquake hits Costa Rica.

Volcanos

Phreatic explosion at Poás volcano in Costa Rica. The volcano produced a half kilometer (~1500 foot) plume that rained ash on the national park that surrounds the volcano.

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6.6 Earthquake hits Costa Rica. No initial reports of damage.

5.3 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.1 Earthquake hits eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.

An Italian court has convicted seven experts of manslaughter for failing to adequately warn residents about the risk of an earthquake before it hit northern Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The verdict has shocked the scientific community. It is well-established that earthquakes cannot be predicted with any reliability. It seems surprising that a European, first world court would reach such an obviously questionable verdict. It is expected that the verdict will not survive on appeal.

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5.1 Earthquake hits off the coast of Costa Rica.

5.0 Earthquake hits Luzon in the Philippines.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands.

4.9 Earthquake hits south-east of the Loyalty Islands.

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5.3 Earthquake hits Costa Rica.

4.9 Earthquake hits the northern Molucca Sea.

4.9 Earthquake hits Irien Jaya, Indonesia.

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5.8 and 5.2 Earthquakes hit south of Java, Indonesia.

5.5 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.1 Earthquake hits off the coast of Costa Rica.

5.0 Earthquake hits Irian Jaya, Papua, Indonesia.

4.9 Earthquake hits off the coast of northern Sumatra.

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6.0 and 5.1 Earthquakes hit the Kuril Islands off Alaska.

5.6 Earthquake hits off the coast of Costa Rica.

5.0 Earthquake hits the northern Molucca Sea.

5.0 and 4.9 Earthquakes hit the Kermedec Islands off the coast of New Zealand.

4.9 Earthquake hits eastern Guinea, papua New Guinea.

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7.6 Earthquake hits off the coast of Costa Rica. Numerous buildings have collapsed and highways are blocked, but no initial reports of deaths.

5.9 Earthquake hits Vanuatu.

5.2 Earthquake hits the Philippine Islands.

5.2 Earthquake hits Puerto Rico.

5.1 Earthquake hits Taiwan.

4.9 Earthquake hits south of Java.

Floods

Floods in central and eastern Costa Rica after heavy rains.

 

Volcanos

Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far east Russia spews ash cloud.

An alert has been declared in Costa Rica for the Turrielba, Paos and Rinconde la Vieja volcanos after seismic activity.